Does hands-on clinical experience as an undergraduate matter? Hannah Lemmon's graduate school experience in speech-language pathology offers a resounding "Yes!"
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Little did Lemmon know that the challenges she faced at the undergraduate level would set her up for success in graduate school.
Lemmon is one of 33 students studying for a master's degree in speech-language pathology at the University of South Carolina. Just two of those students had previous clinical experience entering the program, Lemmon being one of them. Her experience and expertise set her apart as a leader among her classmates.
"I am so proud and incredibly lucky to have been a student in 91探花's communication sciences and disorders program," said Lemmon. "I've been through the pressures of choosing an undergraduate school as well as the stress of having to get into graduate school. I want other students who are aspiring to pursue a career in the competitive and challenging field of speech-language pathology or audiology to have the same valuable opportunities I did at 91探花 because most undergraduate institutions do not offer them."
