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Lessons Learned from an AuD Later this month I will be graduating with my AuD from Ohio University in Athens, OH. I have certainly learned a lot along the way - I’m definitely no expert, but if you’re interested here are some takeaways you could find helpful as you continue or prepare to start an AuD. Before getting in to grad school academics and personality are both very important, but once you are accepted to grad school, personality becomes increasingly important. Everyone knows you’re a sharp cookie, if you got into a school, so you may find it beneficial to focus less on showing everyone how smart you are and focus more on developing healthy relationships with your classmates, supervisors, and professors. Soon, they will all be your peers. Be very sure that an AuD degree is something that you can live with for the rest of your career. I am going back to school for a PhD in Public Health as soon as I graduate - I have no regrets about the clinical and academic skills that I acquired during my AuD but I also don’t expect to use the clinical skills I have acquired over the last few years ever again. Depending on your personal career goals, you may find that an AuD is not the most appropriate step to reaching the end point you want to reach. Cite your sources! My professors always told me I would regret not taking careful notes with citations to original sources I could refer people to when they asked where I got some particular piece of information, but I never paid much attention. I have had many situations where myself or others wanted to find out more about a clinical topic or resource, but couldn’t because the sources that it came from weren’t cited - learn from my mistake! Money, awards, and scholarships abound! I have a curated list here (make sure to go between all the sheets to see all of the opportunities) and new opportunities are often posted on Audiology forums like the Facebook Audiology Happy Hour and Antics and Anecdotes groups. Consider joining them and checking periodically for free professional organization memberships and other scholarships that will look great on your resume. Some people look for any and all opportunities for involvement, leadership, or resume-padding, but not all opportunities are equally valuable. Running for student organization leadership positions in your program or taking part in a research project when your real interests and career goals lie elsewhere may not be the most effective use of your time. Keep your end goals in mind and focus on opportunities that bring you closer to them, even if it means turning down some unproductive opportunities. Funding.xlsx

The clinical faculty are great, and do their best to teach you. I'd recommend it.

Personality is WAY more important than focusing on academic achievements. Focus on being an engaged, personable, active listener.

This isn't too unusual. Audiology's small enough that it doesn't often conform to the standards of PhD and professional programs in other fields. Even if you decide it's not allowed by some standard, you have no real recourse - the school will be happy to offer your spot to someone else if you make a big problem. I really hate to say it, but you may need to play by their rules to go to their school. Source: will graduate with AuD in April.

I'm in my last year of my AuD at OU right now, at least for them additional COVID requirements and complexity have slowed down the application review process, you'll need to be patient ?