Applying to an AuD Program

Application Process Pick schools to apply to Fill out and send in applications o GREs o Grades/Transcripts o Personal Statement o 3 Letters of Recommendation Receive notification of Accept/Waitlist/Deny Accept an offer

Application Process Pick Schools To Apply To

Application Process GREs Take summer Jr. year or early fall Sr. year Allow enough time to retake if needed Study/prepare/take practice tests!! GRE has Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and a Analytic Writing sections

Application Process GREs For consideration of admission to our program at U. Iowa, need scores of > 40 th percentile on all sub- tests (verbal, quantitative,written) For our program, those admitted in 2013 averaged 159 verbal (75 th percentile) 158 quantitative (77 th percentile) 4.5 analytic writing

Application Process Grades / Transcripts End of the fall semester are your “final” grades Most schools want your fall sem. grades included Send official transcripts through the registrar. Allow time for processing. On the ASHA website you can see the average GRE/GPA of admitted students for most schools. This can help you select schools appropriate for you.

Application Process Grades / Transcripts For our program at U. Iowa, need scores of at least 3.4 GPA For our program, those admitted in 2013 averaged 3.7 GPA (range 3.4 – 4.0)

Application Process Personal Statement Shows whether or not you can write! Chance to highlight unique things about yourself Explain motivation for grad school/profession Explain problems or challenges you’ve overcome Usually about a page If school has a prompt, follow it! PROOFREED!!! Not too schmaltzy – be genuine

Application Process Personal Statement For our program at U. Iowa, include Why you want to enter this field Why the U of Iowa. Expand on any honors/awards/achievements. One page single-spaced or two pages double-spaced

Application Process Letters of Recommendation Usually 3 (some schools allow more) Select academic references Ask in advance! Ask personally for a letter! Ask if they can write a positive letter. provide a COMPLETE and ORGANIZED list with your information: For each school, where to submit (electronic or paper) Necessary forms Ask if writers want other info (e.g. resume, personal statement)

Selecting an AuD Program Location Sites for “outplacements” Number, expertise and qualifications of faculty Is there a medical school? 1 st year students - in house clinic? 4 th year – do you have to “find your own”? How do you register during that year? Options for capstone Are there research opportunities?

Finances “live like a pauper!” Instate tuition is good! Ask lots of questions – – How many students get aid? How much? Does it cover living expenses? – Do they need to work for that aid? – Do you register full time summers and for 4 th year? – How many students get paid 4 th years? – How many graduate in 4 years?

AuD vs MA AuD – 4 years to get certified – 6-10 admitted per year – Smaller class sizes – Majority work in medical setting or private practice. – You get to be called “Dr.” – Focus is more on diagnostics not therapy – Clearly superior! MA – 3 years to get certified – admitted per year – Majority work in schools – Focus is more on therapy – Clearly inferior!

Misc. AuD is not a deaf education degree. SLPs typically are the ones who “teach deaf kids to talk”! Not all programs require sign skills. Programs vary in approach to CI/AR AuD degree covers many areas – General diagnostics, hearing aids, hearing science/anatomy and physiology, lab instrumentation, cochlear implants, aural rehabilitation, pediatrics audiology, educational audiology, vestibular assessment and rehabilitation, business practices, medical audiology, electrophysiologic assessment.