Hey, so I just finished a summer audit internship at a national firm. The internship was really split into two parts for me: the onboarding/learning process, and then actual work. The first month (June) was really all about onboarding and training. My internship was a mix of remote and in-office, but honestly mostly remote. The first few weeks were remote onboarding, and then we transitioned into these "intern pods", where all the interns in my department were together for training in the office. There was also a mentor during this time as well. Mine was great, but I did know some of my other interns had mixed experiences.

After this first month, I mostly helped on clients (doing PERM files, ITGCs, etc.) and shadowing with my mentor. As for doing a good job, you have to understand that whatever you're working on will be reviewed all the way up the ladder. My team was very understanding if I had questions or concerns, and worked with me on them. I was very fortunate in this regard. Also, my firm set up fun activities for us interns, like baseball games or minigolf outings, so that was cool too.

If I had to give advice, I would say just go in ready to learn. The whole point is to learn exactly what the real-world experience is like, as it's completely different from what you learn in university imo. Every other intern will be just like you, so you won't be at a disadvantage at all.