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Hi, I know this is an old thread and application season is over (and I hope you did well!), but I figure future AuD hopefuls will likely have the same or similar questions. I myself have a teaching background, a completely unrelated liberal arts BA with a good but not great GPA, and no observation hours or any practical COMD experience. I took all the necessary prerequisite courses online with USU but didn't finish the 2nd bachelor's. To my surprise, I was accepted to almost every program I applied to. I think the key is to have a fully realized idea of why you want to pursue the AuD, and also to bring your unique background and life experiences into your application essay and interview. As an experienced professional, you probably have a lot of valuable insight which students coming straight from their COMD undergrad programs don't necessarily have. Think about how you can use that to your advantage in graduate school to benefit not only you, but also your clients and your fellow students. It probably also helped that my COMD grades and GRE scores were stellar, but I also got the impression that admissions committees place a very high value on diverse backgrounds in communication sciences. So I encourage anyone from out-of-field to do their best at the soonest available application season. You might be pleasantly surprised.