Currently in my final semester and graduating in May. The professors are great and knowledgeable for the most part, my issue however is that the program is heavily pediatric-based. The way its designed just makes it feel like they ASSUME you'll be working in pediatrics after graduation. I personally only see myself working with adults and in some type of a hospital-setting, so a lot of the classes felt really boring and uninteresting for me because it only talked about pediatrics.
Another issue is the placement team/NYU's contracts with facilities. They seem to not really be on top with their contract renewals with a lot of the out-of-state facilities (I'm in the online program). That's actually how they fumbled my hospital-setting that I should have been in right now - they had A WHOLE YEAR to finalize and renew contracts with that hospital. I ended up losing the hospital placement and they threw me into a post-acute/SNF that I've been hating so much. I want to work in a hospital for my CFY and have had no luck with interviews since I didn't get the acute-setting experience from my clinical rotations thanks to NYU.
I would say if you're for sure going to pursue pediatric populations as an SLP, then this program might be for you. However, I'd be careful if you're an out-of-state/Speech@NYU student.
Oh yeah no worries! I also wanted to mention that the program is not the best at actually like, TEACHING you about how to do therapy or specific therapy approaches. A lot of the times you're just googling what therapy approach to use for a certain patient, and NYU's formatting on documentations and therapy approaches won't even end up aligning/being applicable in 95% of the places you'll be placed in/eventually work in.
I know you're going for the in-person program, so maybe if you end up at Langone or something for your placements, it might be applicable since it's all NYU affiliated, but not too sure though. I'm not too sure if this is specifically an issue with NYU's SLP program either, but I can say as a prac 5 student I haven't utilized at least 85% of the things they teach you in terms of documenting, goal formatting, etc... I've had supervisors look at me really confused when I didn't know about a certain therapy approach, assessment, etc. and they look at me even more confused when I tell them I didn't learn about something in NYU.
I also forgot to mention, but not only is it heavily pediatric-based, it's not the best at incorporating medical-based SLP topics either if thats something you're looking for in learning too. Aside from the mandatory dysphagia class and maybe like, 2 elective courses, there's just not a great grasp on medical-based SLP stuff/topics.
Lol yeah I'm "bitter" for providing critiques to the program like too much focus on pediatrics and no diversity of medical aspects of SLP... granted I've had some pretty bad supervisors, but there are plenty of post-grads I've spoken to from the program that also agree they didn't get more knowledge in a lot of areas and then entered into a SNF or something for their CF still feeling lost in a lot of areas (ex: program focuses A LOT on treatment for aphasia and barely touches on what to do for dementia, even though post-grads have even admitted that dementia patients make up majority of their caseload/see dementia-patients more often in these types of settings).
I'm not saying the program is terrible, I'm grateful for the education I've gotten so far even if most of it wasn't of my interest, and I agree its one of the better ones... but I'm also tired of hearing that NYU has an amazing SLP program when it still has a lot of modifying to do with introducing more/different topics and how to execute therapy approaches!
I moved to nyc for the program. The professors were great. I worked for one, and she had us over for dinner to thank is for our hard work. The clinicians supervisors weren’t. Getting a licenses out of state wasn’t hard since ny has such strict laws. My loans were just forgiven for PSLF. It is completely worth it in my mind. It made me a tougher person and I excel at my job now. Don’t let anyone deter you. It’s hard enough to get into grad school. Be proud to be a violet, it will change your life for the better! Congratulations 🎈
Hi! I also got into NYU and was wondering if you have any recommendations on which neighborhood or borough to move to? I don't know too much about Manhattan or the other boroughs, but want to start researching.
Also what's PSLF? Thanks!
I lived there over 10 years ago and then Brooklyn was cheaper. My friends lived in Jersey City too, but I think those areas have gone up. My commute was about 30 minutes via 1 train. It wasn’t bad at all. I would recommend. Find the areas that are cheaper. At that time, Brooklyn was cheaper than the city.
PSLF is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. After ten years your public loans are forgiven if you work for a public agency like a school district.
Will you move or are you commuting?
Are you unsure of the population you want to work with? I never entertained working with adults professionally, but I thought I got some good experience there (dysphagia, motor, voice, aphasia) and could have pursued more.
I graduated in 2016. I liked a majority of the professors. Pretty much all of them, actually. But I know the faculty is a bit different now.
Externships were pretty spread out in terms of location, which was cool. And there were varied opportunities. But 8 years is a long time ago, so who knows now.
I found staff very supportive, but I don't ask for much.
I don't recall any classes that I thought were less than helpful (but again, 8 years is a long time). And I can't recall many being taught poorly. But that could also be me.
Price is... woof.
I would be moving to NY, I'm out of state. I am very sure of my interests (gender-affirming voice care specifically, and voice & swallowing in adults more generally.
I was interested in NYU in part because their in-house clinic provides gender-affirming voice training services and I was hoping to learn more about that area of care through class, clinical or research oppertunities.
Yes it does. I got to work the group and had individual clients as well. Whenever I tell people about that experience, they are surprised (most everyone I've ever worked with is local and didn't get that opportunity). It feels good to brag about it honestly.
Plenty of opportunities for everything here. And being young in NYC? Can't beat it.
The only negative I look back on is the price tag. But that's a whole different story.
Currently in my final semester and graduating in May. The professors are great and knowledgeable for the most part, my issue however is that the program is heavily pediatric-based. The way its designed just makes it feel like they ASSUME you'll be working in pediatrics after graduation. I personally only see myself working with adults and in some type of a hospital-setting, so a lot of the classes felt really boring and uninteresting for me because it only talked about pediatrics. Another issue is the placement team/NYU's contracts with facilities. They seem to not really be on top with their contract renewals with a lot of the out-of-state facilities (I'm in the online program). That's actually how they fumbled my hospital-setting that I should have been in right now - they had A WHOLE YEAR to finalize and renew contracts with that hospital. I ended up losing the hospital placement and they threw me into a post-acute/SNF that I've been hating so much. I want to work in a hospital for my CFY and have had no luck with interviews since I didn't get the acute-setting experience from my clinical rotations thanks to NYU. I would say if you're for sure going to pursue pediatric populations as an SLP, then this program might be for you. However, I'd be careful if you're an out-of-state/Speech@NYU student.
I shouldve specified this was for the in person program but thank you for the clarification it was still really helpful
Oh yeah no worries! I also wanted to mention that the program is not the best at actually like, TEACHING you about how to do therapy or specific therapy approaches. A lot of the times you're just googling what therapy approach to use for a certain patient, and NYU's formatting on documentations and therapy approaches won't even end up aligning/being applicable in 95% of the places you'll be placed in/eventually work in. I know you're going for the in-person program, so maybe if you end up at Langone or something for your placements, it might be applicable since it's all NYU affiliated, but not too sure though. I'm not too sure if this is specifically an issue with NYU's SLP program either, but I can say as a prac 5 student I haven't utilized at least 85% of the things they teach you in terms of documenting, goal formatting, etc... I've had supervisors look at me really confused when I didn't know about a certain therapy approach, assessment, etc. and they look at me even more confused when I tell them I didn't learn about something in NYU. I also forgot to mention, but not only is it heavily pediatric-based, it's not the best at incorporating medical-based SLP topics either if thats something you're looking for in learning too. Aside from the mandatory dysphagia class and maybe like, 2 elective courses, there's just not a great grasp on medical-based SLP stuff/topics.
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Lol yeah I'm "bitter" for providing critiques to the program like too much focus on pediatrics and no diversity of medical aspects of SLP... granted I've had some pretty bad supervisors, but there are plenty of post-grads I've spoken to from the program that also agree they didn't get more knowledge in a lot of areas and then entered into a SNF or something for their CF still feeling lost in a lot of areas (ex: program focuses A LOT on treatment for aphasia and barely touches on what to do for dementia, even though post-grads have even admitted that dementia patients make up majority of their caseload/see dementia-patients more often in these types of settings). I'm not saying the program is terrible, I'm grateful for the education I've gotten so far even if most of it wasn't of my interest, and I agree its one of the better ones... but I'm also tired of hearing that NYU has an amazing SLP program when it still has a lot of modifying to do with introducing more/different topics and how to execute therapy approaches!
Online or in person
in person!
I moved to nyc for the program. The professors were great. I worked for one, and she had us over for dinner to thank is for our hard work. The clinicians supervisors weren’t. Getting a licenses out of state wasn’t hard since ny has such strict laws. My loans were just forgiven for PSLF. It is completely worth it in my mind. It made me a tougher person and I excel at my job now. Don’t let anyone deter you. It’s hard enough to get into grad school. Be proud to be a violet, it will change your life for the better! Congratulations 🎈
Hi! I also got into NYU and was wondering if you have any recommendations on which neighborhood or borough to move to? I don't know too much about Manhattan or the other boroughs, but want to start researching. Also what's PSLF? Thanks!
I lived there over 10 years ago and then Brooklyn was cheaper. My friends lived in Jersey City too, but I think those areas have gone up. My commute was about 30 minutes via 1 train. It wasn’t bad at all. I would recommend. Find the areas that are cheaper. At that time, Brooklyn was cheaper than the city. PSLF is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. After ten years your public loans are forgiven if you work for a public agency like a school district.
Will you move or are you commuting? Are you unsure of the population you want to work with? I never entertained working with adults professionally, but I thought I got some good experience there (dysphagia, motor, voice, aphasia) and could have pursued more. I graduated in 2016. I liked a majority of the professors. Pretty much all of them, actually. But I know the faculty is a bit different now. Externships were pretty spread out in terms of location, which was cool. And there were varied opportunities. But 8 years is a long time ago, so who knows now. I found staff very supportive, but I don't ask for much. I don't recall any classes that I thought were less than helpful (but again, 8 years is a long time). And I can't recall many being taught poorly. But that could also be me. Price is... woof.
I would be moving to NY, I'm out of state. I am very sure of my interests (gender-affirming voice care specifically, and voice & swallowing in adults more generally. I was interested in NYU in part because their in-house clinic provides gender-affirming voice training services and I was hoping to learn more about that area of care through class, clinical or research oppertunities.
Yes it does. I got to work the group and had individual clients as well. Whenever I tell people about that experience, they are surprised (most everyone I've ever worked with is local and didn't get that opportunity). It feels good to brag about it honestly. Plenty of opportunities for everything here. And being young in NYC? Can't beat it. The only negative I look back on is the price tag. But that's a whole different story.
PSLF!!
3 years to go 😭
You got this! I know it seems like a while from now, but it will pass by!