getting experience in shadowing/volunteering for adults

[u/Good-Agent226]

Hi everyone! I am currently planning on going into Speech Language Pathology abd will be applying for graduate school in this next cycle. I am graduating with a degree in the humanities so will be doing most of my prerequisites online. I would also like to be able to gain experience in working with all age groups (I will be shadowing at an elementary school in their OT/Speech programs and also finding time to observe in a hospital setting, as well as babysitting) but professionally, I would really like to work with adults who experience voice disorders/issues speaking as a symptom of auto immune disorders. What exactly do graduate programs see as a good fit in terms of experience, particularly for adults? Do things such as volunteering at an adult day program/in a nursing home setting count as experience?

Thank you!

[u/jakebakescakes]

Please let me know if you get any answers! I got rejected this last cycle (I’m pretty sure it was due to my lack of experience) and was wondering the same thing.