#class of 18

[myfeelingsinabox-blog1]

[lemonadeluvver]

honestly i killed this semester & i’m really proud of myself. i finished w a 4.5 gpa this semester!! i feel like that’s so crazy. junior year has been rough at some points, but it was overall a really good year full of new experiences & i learned that i can have higher standards for myself. so excited 4 next year

[moodyslp]

Ten pieces of advice for incoming SLP graduate students.

1. You no longer have to compete with your classmates. YOU MADE IT! Grades are not a reflection of your self-worth. There is not dean's list, honor roll or other grade based achievement in grad school. You pass or fail. So leave the competition at the door because you are all on this crazy adventure together.

2. Buy a laminator! Also, laminating pouches can be found relatively cheaply on Amazon. Something to keep it mind is that even free resources add up because of the cost of ink and laminating pouches so try to share materials as much as possible.

3. Find one person to be your go-to person. Don't worry if you aren't friends with everyone.

4. Find a healthy stress outlet. For me, it has been blogging my experiences, but you have to find something that works for you.

5. Drinking wine while writing reports is expected/normal.

6. Utilize online resources such as teachers pay teachers and other SLP blogs.

7. You will get some form of SLP ID that can help you get teacher discounts at places like Staples, half priced books and even barns and nobles. USE IT!

8. Use technology to help you such as therapy apps, Evernote, Dropbox, Wunderlist and so much more.

9. Stay on top of your clock hours during the semester and make copies of everything! Also, try to organize materials as you make/get them so you don't end up with a giant project later on.

10. Grad school is hard!! You will probably cry, laugh hysterically, have at least one nervous breakdown due to stress overload and be pushed to your breaking point, but YOU CAN DO IT! You can and will survive and at the end of the day become an M.S., SLP-CCC.

GOOD LUCK CLASS OF 2018!

[claire-the-cat]

14 days until i move out

wow so exited

[abitstarryeyed]

one time in 1996 my dad was looking for a record store in manhattan and ended up on the columbia campus by accident and he was in awe of how incredible the school and the students were and he thought for a bit about how nice it would be if his daughter got accepted there

WELL GUESS WHAT DAD

WE'RE LIVIN THE DREAM 

[introverticals]

Lookin 4 roomie at FGCU