jlindsey Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 First of all, congrats to everyone who has received an interview/acceptance! Would anyone be willing to share their stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAHOPEFUL87 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Received my acceptance today! Good luck to all who still have to interview! Would you be willing to share some insight on the interview process for those of us who are going to be interviewing soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessskenzie Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Would you be willing to share some insight on the interview process for those of us who are going to be interviewing soon? Of course! I had three people interview me and each lasted about 30-35 minutes. For us, the day started at 7am with check in and at 8am we gathered and they gave us an introduction and shared some information about the program. After that, interviews began at 9am and were every hour on the hour after that. Depending on your interview schedule you may have the first three of the day or they may be split up. For example, mine were at 9am, 10am, and 11am then my group had a tour of the simulation lab at 12pm and then I was done. Other people had one or two interviews in the morning, the tour of the sim lab and then their second or third interview in the afternoon at 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm. At the end of the day there was a campus tour! I was actually completely done at noon because the sim lab tour was fairly short. Others who had later interviews were done by 5pm I believe. Overall, everyone was VERY friendly and kind. The interviews were pretty relaxed and just asked the basic interview questions. Be yourself and know why you want to be a PA and why you want to attend this program. My experience was great at USA and I was offered a seat a few days later! Good luck to everyone who has yet to interview and let me know if you have any questions, I'll do my best to help you out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camachok890 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Of course! I had three people interview me and each lasted about 30-35 minutes. For us, the day started at 7am with check in and at 8am we gathered and they gave us an introduction and shared some information about the program. After that, interviews began at 9am and were every hour on the hour after that. Depending on your interview schedule you may have the first three of the day or they may be split up. For example, mine were at 9am, 10am, and 11am then my group had a tour of the simulation lab at 12pm and then I was done. Other people had one or two interviews in the morning, the tour of the sim lab and then their second or third interview in the afternoon at 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm. At the end of the day there was a campus tour! I was actually completed done at noon because the sim lab tour was fairly short. Others who had later interviews were done by 5pm I believe. Overall, everyone was VERY friendly and kind. The interviews were pretty relaxed and just asked the basic interview questions. Be yourself and know why you want to be a PA and why you want to attend this program. My experience was great at USA and I was offered a seat a few days later! Good luck to everyone who has yet to interview and let me know if you have any questions, I'll do my best to help you out! Congratulations on your acceptance!! & thank you for sharing this helpful information! :) Do they ask ethical questions or focus more on academics, experience, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessskenzie Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Congratulations on your acceptance!! & thank you for sharing this helpful information! :) Do they ask ethical questions or focus more on academics, experience, etc? There was a little bit of everything! Make sure to know your application! Haha, they brought up several specific things from my application/experiences. Some ethical questions but not too many. I didn't have any strange or out of left field questions...but I can't speak for everyone who interviewed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz4 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 For anyone who has not yet interviewed. A great book for you to check out would be, How to "Ace" the Physician Assistant School Interview. That should prepare you well for the interview. Jessskenzie's experience was similar to mine and the advice she gave is spot on. Very relaxed. Everyone was friendly. Talking to current students was great and gave me a really good overall impression of the school and program. I would recommend going to the dinner the night before to ask any questions you might have. The dinner is just with current students...no faculty or staff will be there. I don't think there are set questions asked of every applicant, so everyone's experience will vary. I think just having a general idea of typical questions asked at PA school interviews should help you prepare. Hope that helps. Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tncvol Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Umm yeah sorry to burst yall's bubbles but not all of my interviews were relaxed and friendly. One of my interviewers actually said she was happy to be the hardest interviewer and was trying to trip me up. The other one asked me all about health stats of the US and about the ACA and felt less personable. The last one was really nice and I really liked her, but don't go in expecting that all of the interviews are relaxed and friendly. It is just luck of the draw. That being said- the program is amazing and even though I didn't have the best experience in all of my interviews I still love this program and think they are great. My advice: relax and be yourself. Basically I made this post so that if your interviews didn't go like Jess's you wouldn't be worried. Good Luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessskenzie Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Tncvol...I think I had the same person you are referring to! The one who said she was the hardest! Haha, she was a tough one, I completely agree...but my other two were very good so it kind of made me forget about that first one so much. Either way, you're right in saying its in the luck of the draw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlindsey Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Tncvol, anything specific about US health statistics? That seems like an incredibly broad topic to bring up or question someone about. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tncvol Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Tncvol, anything specific about US health statistics? That seems like an incredibly broad topic to bring up or question someone about. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I have a Masters in Public Health, so she was probably just testing my knowledge from that. The interviewers seemed to have our CV's memorized and asked questions regarding our background. So be prepared to discuss and defend your CV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PublicHealth35 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hey everyone! I interviewed in the Nov. 20th group and received an acceptance call as well. To the people who have already been accepted and plan to attend USA's program, have you started looking at housing options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz4 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Good luck to everyone interviewing on Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessskenzie Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Hey everyone! I interviewed in the Nov. 20th group and received an acceptance call as well. To the people who have already been accepted and plan to attend USA's program, have you started looking at housing options? I haven't yet! I know absolutely NOTHING about the area so I am hoping some of the in-state people can help with that! Haha. I would imagine Nancy or some of the other staff will be able to suggest some options for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckuhns Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I just got an interview invitation for January 8!! I am super excited! Does anyone have any advice as far as flying in to Mobile, transportation, hotel, etc? I will be coming from the Virginia Beach area and it's a pretty far drive (13 hours). Also, what time should I be sure to be in the area on January 7, as I read above about a dinner the night before? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz4 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I just got an interview invitation for January 8!! I am super excited! Does anyone have any advice as far as flying in to Mobile, transportation, hotel, etc? I will be coming from the Virginia Beach area and it's a pretty far drive (13 hours). Also, what time should I be sure to be in the area on January 7, as I read above about a dinner the night before? Thanks in advance! Congrats on your interview! For the Nov 20 interviews the dinner was at 7 the night before, however, it was originally scheduled for 6. So I would plan to be there earlier, to be on the safe side (as the time could vary). I stayed at the Holiday Inn by the airport. It was really nice and about 10 minutes from the school. I got a rental car through Hotwire or Priceline (can't quite remember) for really cheap (around $30 for 2 days). Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachty77 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Just got an acceptance call from Mrs. Huffstutler. I interviewed with her, she was great! I was in the Nov. 20th session. Excited to meet the rest of the class of 2018! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz4 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Just got an acceptance call from Mrs. Huffstutler. I interviewed with her, she was great! I was in the Nov. 20th session. Excited to meet the rest of the class of 2018! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckuhns Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi all, I am interviewing on January 8. I received an invitation email from Nancy on Wednesday, December 9 and replied back to her early Thursday, December 10. I have not heard a confirmation that she received my email and called to leave her a voicemail today to confirm that she received my email. Is anyone else in a similar position and received an invitation for interviewing on January 8? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepalien42 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Hi all, I am interviewing on January 8. I received an invitation email from Nancy on Wednesday, December 9 and replied back to her early Thursday, December 10. I have not heard a confirmation that she received my email and called to leave her a voicemail today to confirm that she received my email. Is anyone else in a similar position and received an invitation for interviewing on January 8? Thanks! I also sent an email confirming my interview and haven't heard back yet. I guess they are waiting to send the next email in bulk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PublicHealth35 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I haven't yet! I know absolutely NOTHING about the area so I am hoping some of the in-state people can help with that! Haha. I would imagine Nancy or some of the other staff will be able to suggest some options for us! Haha, yeah! Fritz gave me some reasonable places to look at for now. Congrats to everyone who has been accepted! I am so excited to meet everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlindsey Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Would it be worthwhile for me to call and inquire about my application? Really thought I had a strong application but haven't heard anything about an interview or anything. I know they email all applicants in January. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royce920 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I just received an interview for 1/8. I am emailing her back tonight and will let you know if i hear anything after sending it. Let me know if you hear anything from now until then. Look forward to meeting ya'll RWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USA_PA_Student Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I received an acceptance call yesterday from Ms. Dunn. I interviewed on the 12/11 date. I'm very excited! Congrats to all accepted and good luck to those interviewing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckuhns Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I received an acceptance call yesterday from Ms. Dunn. I interviewed on the 12/11 date. I'm very excited! Congrats to all accepted and good luck to those interviewing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Any advice for those of us interviewing on Jan. 8th? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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