AZherzog Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Anahhita said: Sorry for late reply. So there are two one on one interviews and they are really trying to know you and have a conversation with you. Between the interviews you have the opportunity to meet some of the current students and ask them questions. I had one interview with one faculty and one with alumni, both were very friendly and asked me about my strength, weakness, experiences... Hope that helps. Wish everyone good luck thank you very much for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caelanshirey Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 10:04 PM, ANEWU said: Would you be able to share with us how we should prepare for the interview? any tips? Sorry about the late reply! I ended up declining the interview as I was accepted to a different school. My general interview advice is to research the most common questions asked, and do a bunch of mock interviews with friends and family! Be yourself, don’t be afraid to joke around or be personable with them, and you’ll be fine. They already like you, and that’s why they invited you for the interview! Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juve08 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/4/2020 at 7:32 PM, Anahhita said: Sorry for late reply. So there are two one on one interviews and they are really trying to know you and have a conversation with you. Between the interviews you have the opportunity to meet some of the current students and ask them questions. I had one interview with one faculty and one with alumni, both were very friendly and asked me about my strength, weakness, experiences... Hope that helps. Wish everyone good luck Hey, thanks for the reply! What sort of questions did you ask the students and do you know if the students have any say in your acceptance or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) On 11/7/2020 at 4:35 AM, caelanshirey said: Sorry about the late reply! I ended up declining the interview as I was accepted to a different school. My general interview advice is to research the most common questions asked, and do a bunch of mock interviews with friends and family! Be yourself, don’t be afraid to joke around or be personable with them, and you’ll be fine. They already like you, and that’s why they invited you for the interview! Best of luck. unfortunately i dont have any family to do a mock with and not many friends around lol but i will be prepared thx and congrats Edited November 10, 2020 by AZherzog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf8thpber Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I'll put in my two cents as well. The interview date was coordinated very well and was approximately five hours in duration. There was an overview of the program and then a very quick financial debrief. After that we were split into our two separate interviews. They interview about 8 out of the 40 candidates at a time and the rest stay in the main session and wait for their turn. I was in the last group so I talked with the students for about 50 minutes before my first interview. Once everyone is cycled through their interviews there is a debriefing and the day is complete. In regards to the interviews themselves, I thought they were quite pleasant. There was the basic questions such as why PA/SFU and tell me about yourself and their was a couple of behavioral questions such as name a time when... and also how would you respond if... Don't be nervous and just be yourself! There was approximately 40 candidates in my interview and I am assuming there will be 40 in the next one. They unfortunately only have 4 seats to fill this season for anywhere between 70-90 applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 hours ago, byf8thpber said: I'll put in my two cents as well. The interview date was coordinated very well and was approximately five hours in duration. There was an overview of the program and then a very quick financial debrief. After that we were split into our two separate interviews. They interview about 8 out of the 40 candidates at a time and the rest stay in the main session and wait for their turn. I was in the last group so I talked with the students for about 50 minutes before my first interview. Once everyone is cycled through their interviews there is a debriefing and the day is complete. In regards to the interviews themselves, I thought they were quite pleasant. There was the basic questions such as why PA/SFU and tell me about yourself and their was a couple of behavioral questions such as name a time when... and also how would you respond if... Don't be nervous and just be yourself! There was approximately 40 candidates in my interview and I am assuming there will be 40 in the next one. They unfortunately only have 4 seats to fill this season for anywhere between 70-90 applicants. thank you as well for the reply....so far this is my only interview....only 4 seats ugh lol wow... i can see the chances of getting in are quite low, oh well, ill give it my best but very discouraging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eluch15 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I got an acceptance call from Saint Francis today! I am shocked. I was really sure I would get waitlisted considering the fact that they had only had 4 seats open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf8thpber Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I received an acceptance call as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 hours ago, eluch15 said: I got an acceptance call from Saint Francis today! I am shocked. I was really sure I would get waitlisted considering the fact that they had only had 4 seats open! 1 hour ago, byf8thpber said: I received an acceptance call as well! Congrats you two! guess there’s only two seats left now? Lol kiss my chances good bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANEWU Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Do they call or email for acceptance? Was it two weeks you hear back from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf8thpber Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I interviewed on 11/02/2020 and received the acceptance phone call today (so 9 days to hear back). Have some hope!! People give up their seats all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANEWU Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 hours ago, byf8thpber said: I interviewed on 11/02/2020 and received the acceptance phone call today (so 9 days to hear back). Have some hope!! People give up their seats all the time! Alright! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentigers10 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I received a waitlist letter in the mail today. I interviewed on 11/2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eca246 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I received an acceptance call and letter too I interviewed on Nov 2nd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke92 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Was placed on the waitlist from 11/02 interview. Congrats to everyone who received an acceptance! Hoping I still have a shot. Do we know if SFU places everyone they interview on the waitlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armita Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I have interview on Dec 4th as well, but wondering if they accept 10 people or 4 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eluch15 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Armita said: I have interview on Dec 4th as well, but wondering if they accept 10 people or 4 people. They said that they had about 10 seats open fro grad students, however, during the 11/2 interview, they only had 4 spots open. So you most likely will be interviewing for the waitlist, but do not lose hope because they said they pull a good number off of the waitlist! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 preparing for my interview on Friday! Little nervous but i am prepared. Unfortunately I have no one to do a mock interview with....if anyone wants to talk about it or review, feel free to msg me or email christoph.lomba@gmail.com (sorry if that's not allowed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 just completed the interview, it went pretty well i think. I know my chances are pretty low but we will see. Seems like a great school to be a part of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepahr Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I participated in the December 4th interview group and have been waitlisted. Trying to stay hopeful that there's still a chance of being accepted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, prepahr said: I participated in the December 4th interview group and have been waitlisted. Trying to stay hopeful that there's still a chance of being accepted! same! best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juve08 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 23 hours ago, AZherzog said: same! best of luck I was also waitlisted. Does anyone know where we rank on the waitlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZherzog Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Juve08 said: I was also waitlisted. Does anyone know where we rank on the waitlist? ? no idea unfortunately 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byf8thpber Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Declined my acceptance, good luck to everyone who is counting how many open seats there are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anahhita Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I was recently accepted to another program so will be giving up my spot. Congrats to everyone that has been accepted to the program, good luck to those of you on the waitlist, and for anyone who hasn't received any good news this cycle keep pushing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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