Interview Essays-What were you asked to write about?

[AshA09]

What were some subjects you were asked to write about when presented with writing an essay in your interview? or was it a topic of your choosing? Does anyone know what the "grading criteria" is for this i.e. what are they looking for?

[UGoLong]

Know honestly why you want to be a PA. Be a team player. And, most of all, be yourself; anything else is pretty obvious.

 

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[AliB]

Depends on the program.  Some programs let you choose from a list of 2-4 topics; some programs give you a single topic.  The topics are not intended to be anything that requires specialized knowledge.  I seem to recall we were usually asked to keep it to a single page.  From the comments made before and during interviews, the writing exercise can be multi-purpose.  On one hand, they want to see that you can organize your thoughts and communicate them in a reasonable manner.  One school straight out said that it was also a chance to assess if your personal statement and/or supplemental application responses were actually written by you.  A couple of programs actually asked me a follow-up question in a one-on-one interview, so I know they read it!  

 

Most schools expect or require some degree of confidentiality regarding divulging the specific questions they use in their process.

[twototango]

I've heard differing things about what they look for. Someone told me they just look to see if you are a decent writer- good speller, good grammar. Not sure if that's true. For my essays I was asked a very obvious questionS- oneS that you've definitely thought about if you're pre-PA or researching schools. During my interview they referred back to what I said and asked me follow up questions.

 

 

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