{"id":9076,"date":"2025-01-30T08:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:55:27","slug":"student-profile-leah-macquarrie-ics-students-bcogsc-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/2025\/student-profile-leah-macquarrie-ics-students-bcogsc-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Leah MacQuarrie (BCogSc, 2013), Speech Language Pathologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9077 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-240x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leah-McQuarrie.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had an extremely positive experience in the Bachelor of Cognitive Science program at 杏吧原创 University. The program\u2019s flexible structure gave me a great chance to explore my options and take courses that I found interesting. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the program, I had the opportunity to meet a variety of people with very diverse interests.<\/p>\n<p>The faculty and graduate students in the department are extremely passionate and committed to their areas of research. The professors are also great teachers. I found that they were approachable and happy to get students involved. I was given a real opportunity to participate in research and make meaningful contributions to the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Bachelor of Cognitive Science with Concentration in Language and Linguistics prepared me extremely well for my Master\u2019s program in Speech-Language Pathology. The language and linguistics courses were obviously helpful, but it was the interdisciplinary nature of the program that prepared me the best. In particular, the courses in psychology and neuroscience helped me have a balanced foundation for the Master\u2019s program requirements.<\/p>\n<p>To students interested in pursuing speech therapy as a career, Cognitive Science is an excellent fit! I would recommend getting involved in the department through extracurricular activities or research. If you have an interest in speech therapy, getting some volunteer or observation hours might help you to decide if this career is right for you, and they will be an asset when applying to Master\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 I had an extremely positive experience in the Bachelor of Cognitive Science program at 杏吧原创 University. The program\u2019s flexible structure gave me a great chance to explore my options and take courses that I found interesting. 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