maddielyman Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 10 hours ago, desireevarsha said: Alright y'all, I just received my invitation for interview today and I am SO STOKED! I am scheduled for Wednesday, 9/2. That being said, this is my first year applying and the first interview I'll have. For those of you who have already interviewed, I would love any and all advise you can provide me, I'm so nervous! Any specific topics I should really focus on for interviews? How was the group interview? Did it seem like a more relaxed setting or were the interviews pretty formal? Thanks in advance! I'll give as good of advice as I can without giving anything away. The group interview is pretty laid back and the panel interviewers are all really nice. My best advice after interviewing is really to just know yourself well and be confident in you. Know your experiences, your application, and why you're so passionate about becoming a PA. The questions are all pretty typical interview questions, they're not looking to trick you or catch you up, they really just want to get to know you. And don't super stress out like I did! I know that's hard to do, but there's no need for it. They're interviewing you because you are very qualified and WILL make a great PA, they just want to make sure you'll meld well with the rest of the class they're building. And shortly before my interview I saw someone say "Don't tell yourself you're nervous, tell yourself that you're excited" and it helped me at least a little bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdoll20 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 hours ago, maddielyman said: I'll give as good of advice as I can without giving anything away. The group interview is pretty laid back and the panel interviewers are all really nice. My best advice after interviewing is really to just know yourself well and be confident in you. Know your experiences, your application, and why you're so passionate about becoming a PA. The questions are all pretty typical interview questions, they're not looking to trick you or catch you up, they really just want to get to know you. And don't super stress out like I did! I know that's hard to do, but there's no need for it. They're interviewing you because you are very qualified and WILL make a great PA, they just want to make sure you'll meld well with the rest of the class they're building. And shortly before my interview I saw someone say "Don't tell yourself you're nervous, tell yourself that you're excited" and it helped me at least a little bit. Your optimism has been so encouraging to read through on this thread and I just wanted to thank you for that. I will be interviewing tomorrow and have been fighting excess stress since I have not had to interview over zoom before. Thank you again and fingers crossed for us all Also, if anyone else is interviewing tomorrow, I look so forward to meeting you ^_^ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvspa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 14 hours ago, maddielyman said: I'll give as good of advice as I can without giving anything away. The group interview is pretty laid back and the panel interviewers are all really nice. My best advice after interviewing is really to just know yourself well and be confident in you. Know your experiences, your application, and why you're so passionate about becoming a PA. The questions are all pretty typical interview questions, they're not looking to trick you or catch you up, they really just want to get to know you. And don't super stress out like I did! I know that's hard to do, but there's no need for it. They're interviewing you because you are very qualified and WILL make a great PA, they just want to make sure you'll meld well with the rest of the class they're building. And shortly before my interview I saw someone say "Don't tell yourself you're nervous, tell yourself that you're excited" and it helped me at least a little bit. This makes me feel SO much better. Your optimism is exactly what we need and is so encouraging! I will keep this in mind going into it. I know what you mean though, it is hard not to stress but I think going into it with a positive mindset is the best we can do. Best of luck to you, I'm sure you knocked your interview out of the park! We got this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvspa Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 22 hours ago, Lesliep143 said: Congratulations!! When did you submit your application? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thank you! I submitted my app for this school in particular via CASPA on 07/13 and completed the supplemental on 07/15. I received the interview email invite 08/17! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabmariee Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just received an email earlier today inviting me to interview on 9/3. Super excited since it's my first time applying but so nerve wracking. I will say that reading through everyone's experiences in this forum has helped alleviate some of my stress and worry. Good luck to everyone !!! Fingers crossed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesliep143 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I also received an email for an interview invite! I submitted way late and I didn’t think I even had a chance of getting an invite Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindbodyPA Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Did anybody receive a rejection letter the day after their interview? I want to know if this is normal? Or did I do something outrageously wrong during the interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soontobepagirl Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 14 hours ago, sallytff said: Did anybody receive a rejection letter the day after their interview? I want to know if this is normal? Or did I do something outrageously wrong during the interview. This is normal. They send out a wave of emails a couple days after each interview group stating whether the applicant is rejected or placed in the competitive candidate pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishmeluck2020 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hello! I am new to this blog. This is the first school I applied to and after verification of CASPA and an email that my application was received, I was rejected the next day? I have been wondering as to what I had missed in the admission criteria. Could it be because I took a biostatistics class instead of statistics? I also did not send my GRE in, but did post unofficial scores on the CASPA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDchick Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 39 minutes ago, christinaberan said: Hello! I am new to this blog. This is the first school I applied to and after verification of CASPA and an email that my application was received, I was rejected the next day? I have been wondering as to what I had missed in the admission criteria. Could it be because I took a biostatistics class instead of statistics? I also did not send my GRE in, but did post unofficial scores on the CASPA. Hello, I am sorry about your rejection but keep your head up and keep trying! You would have to ask the school specifically if it was a course or something like GPA but sometimes they are busy and do not respond. UOP does not require GRE. From what I know about this school their screening process is a very detailed and compare all applicants that year so if GPA for applicants is high and yours is lower, you could get screened out fast. I wish you the best of luck with the other schools you applied to! Message me if you want 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddielyman Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Good luck to those of you interviewing this week! You'll do awesome! Is August 3rd the latest interview date or have people gotten invites for later than this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDchick Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 32 minutes ago, maddielyman said: Good luck to those of you interviewing this week! You'll do awesome! Is August 3rd the latest interview date or have people gotten invites for later than this week? August 3rd is the last interview date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvspa Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hey everyone! Just so you know, they said that the decisions for the upcoming class should be made by no later than September 15. They are waiting until all applicants have interviewed before making the final selection of the competitive pool of applicants. I believe the last interview date is tomorrow, 9/3. Hope this helps clear up any confusion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDchick Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Let the waiting really begin now! Good luck everyone. I hope we are all in together 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDchick Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Anyone else getting anxious waiting?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddielyman Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, LDchick said: Anyone else getting anxious waiting?? Yes! Spam callers are finally getting me to answer their calls and giving me a lot of anxiety lol 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepastudent111 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I just received a call offering me a seat! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiech Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 It's happening! Just got the acceptance call 30 mins ago!! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDchick Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 JUST GOT THE CALL SO EXCITED!!! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvspa Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I just got the acceptance call too! Congrats to others who did as well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
als20 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I was offered a seat!!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyudabab Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I just got the call of acceptance!! Congratulations to all of us who got in! Good luck to everyone else still waiting!!!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDchick Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Congrats to everyone who has been accepted! Should we start a facebook page?! Also did anyone happen to ask if we are going online or in person? I literally blacked out and did not ask any of my questions lol thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabmariee Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Got my acceptance call an hour ago!! Congrats to everyone who got in and plans to accept as well! Can't wait to meet you all! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyudabab Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, LDchick said: Congrats to everyone who has been accepted! Should we start a facebook page?! Also did anyone happen to ask if we are going online or in person? I literally blacked out and did not ask any of my questions lol thanks! Yes absolutely we should, or a GroupMe chat, that works well too. But whatever everyone else prefers! Haha no I didn't but I wish I did. But me too, my heart was racing for the entire conversation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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