Kwied1 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I am trying to figure out how to prepare for my interview with Salus in Sept. does anyone have ideas or advice? Something to direct my preparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Go over some of the most common questions that they ask everywhere (Why PA, Why Salus, Strengths, Weaknesses, Patient Care experience that impacted you, etc) and practice answering these questions aloud and to other family/friends in a mock interview environment. Knowing a lot about the school before the interview always helps and shows your interest. Also do a google search of common med school/pa school interview questions and think about/practice how you would answer them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 When is your interview date? I received email yesturday, called this afternoon and oct. 2 was earliest day they had? Pretty crazy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwied1 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 (olychris) my interview is on sept. 18th I am pretty excited. If you find any helpful information about Salus send me a message, and I will do the same for you good luck. (marktheshark89) thank you for the info. I am running through questions right now, reading things on this forum and other sites and participating in as many mock interviews as possible. Hope it does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Kwied1, my advice would be to not stress yourself out studying common questions you find online. Know the basics for sure (Tell me a little bit about yourself, why do you want to be a PA, tell me one instance when you had a stressful situation and had to overcome it, if you knew of someone cheating in class what would you do, and of course whats your biggest weakness) also be able to describe anything you put on your application. Other than that, DON'T waste your time going over countless questions, just be yourself. Be prepared to ask three or four great questions about their PA program. Make a resume and bring five or six copies to hand out. Make sure you look good and dress like your going for a job interview (overdress is better than under). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Any idea. When the first interview is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwied1 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 No I don't have any idea when the first interview are, When I talked to them in June and asked when they would start interviewing, they told me 2 to 3 weeks after they get the new PA students going. Have you heard back from any of your other schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 One other school. Still waiting to hear back on the other schools. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPA2u Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Hello all, Does anyone know how many total seats are available in this class? Also, is admissions into the program on a rolling basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwied1 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Paprospect143) in 2011 they admitted 45 students, and yes they do rolling admissions. Have you applied or are you going to apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwied1 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Olychris) I have not heard from any of my other schools yet. I do have a couple schools I still need to turn my application in to, I am waiting for my last pre-req to be finished next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPA2u Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Kwied1: I havent applied just yet although it is my plan to do so. I met with the admissions department and was told that since the program offers rolling admissions, interviewing and accepting students early on, seats fill quickly and applicants should call to confirm slot availability before applying. A class of approximately 50 seats could easily be filled by now. Although they continue to send out interview offers to build a potential waitlist in the event that their "top picks" decline their offers and choose to go elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 pa prospect- did they say when they start interviewing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jene Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 hey guys! i received my interview email in june, and sept 19th was the earliest they had available. looks like maybe the 18th is the first interview date??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 thats good. Maybe they pushed it back from last year then. From looking at last years forum posts it looks like they started in August and filled up by like October 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvi1kd Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 received my rejection letter :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkunic Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Olychris: I will be interviewing also on the 2nd of Oct. Hope to see you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Cool. Any idea how many people go to each interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annemarreb Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 received my rejection letter :( I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you feel better about this. Ask them what you can do to improve your application for the next cycle. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvi1kd Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 thank you! I still have a several schools I'm waiting on, but if I'm not ready than I'm not ready. I'll just continue to improve my stats and keep applying til I get in!!! Good luck to you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkunic Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Typically there is 12-15 applicants per interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackeric88 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I have an interview Oct 2nd. Is this the first interview day or is there one before this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olychris Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Def not the first. So far the earliest someone has said they have an interview is sept. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspengler Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I will be interviewing at Salus on September 25th :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlh123 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 If I got a confirmation from Salus on Aug 30 that they received my CASPA when do u think i will hear abt an interview or rejection? How do you hear about it email or phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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