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Well... I had an interesting (to say the least) interview experience at Chatham this past weekend.
Out of 55 applicants at the early interview, I was the only one (besides I think 1 other person, maybe 2 at most) that did not have a related bachelor's degree. 99% were bio, kines, pre-pt, ex. phys, etc. Furthermore, if they weren't in school most of them were working in Out patient facilities as pt-techs or aids. (They had everyone stand up, introduce themselves, say what their bachelor's degree was and where they were from and if they weren't in school what they were doing currently.)
I didn't know whether I should feel impressed that I got the interview since I have an education degree and was the only one not already in the field, or if I should be worried that so many more people that could be deemed "more qualified" were there up against me. (If I could have a job as an aide, I would, but there aren't really any opportunities in my town, but I had tried to find some... I'd rather be at a full-time job making over minimum wage money to save for school, then searching for an aide job that's not going to happen/make minimum wage.)
Anyway... Since I had just went to the open house, a lot of it was a repeat. I had already asked a lot of questions, gotten a tour, etc, but it was still nice to see the facilities again and all of the 1st year students were really nice. (The 2nd years were also nice.)
The actual interview, in my opinion, was very strange. It seemed like my interviewer didn't read the questions beforehand and he read off of a paper instead of having a conversation with us, he didn't comment on anything either of us said (there were two applicants in the room), for the most part the way he read the questions was so confusing it left me trying to figure out exactly WHAT was being asked of me, before I could even begin to try to think of an answer. All of my answers dealt with my experience as a teacher, and I felt bad because I do have so many OTHER experiences (like right now I am doing research with my anatomy professor) that I just couldn't wind into my answers. For me, the easiest thing was sticking to what I did have knowledge in and with leadership/assertiveness/etc it was teaching. (I sort of felt like they didn't really get to know me very well from my answers, but I hope I sounded better than the other applicant who's leadership experiences were being a house painter...)
I left feeling a little panicked... but I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens in about in a month. I just hope that my teaching background is seen as being something really positive and not something that will negatively set me apart from the other students.
I have yet to hear back from the other 2 schools I applied to, so I'm feeling doubtful that I will get acceptances from them, so Chatham is sort of my only shot (and it definitely helps that I fell in love with the program when I visited!!)
Out of 55 applicants at the early interview, I was the only one (besides I think 1 other person, maybe 2 at most) that did not have a related bachelor's degree. 99% were bio, kines, pre-pt, ex. phys, etc. Furthermore, if they weren't in school most of them were working in Out patient facilities as pt-techs or aids. (They had everyone stand up, introduce themselves, say what their bachelor's degree was and where they were from and if they weren't in school what they were doing currently.)
I didn't know whether I should feel impressed that I got the interview since I have an education degree and was the only one not already in the field, or if I should be worried that so many more people that could be deemed "more qualified" were there up against me. (If I could have a job as an aide, I would, but there aren't really any opportunities in my town, but I had tried to find some... I'd rather be at a full-time job making over minimum wage money to save for school, then searching for an aide job that's not going to happen/make minimum wage.)
Anyway... Since I had just went to the open house, a lot of it was a repeat. I had already asked a lot of questions, gotten a tour, etc, but it was still nice to see the facilities again and all of the 1st year students were really nice. (The 2nd years were also nice.)
The actual interview, in my opinion, was very strange. It seemed like my interviewer didn't read the questions beforehand and he read off of a paper instead of having a conversation with us, he didn't comment on anything either of us said (there were two applicants in the room), for the most part the way he read the questions was so confusing it left me trying to figure out exactly WHAT was being asked of me, before I could even begin to try to think of an answer. All of my answers dealt with my experience as a teacher, and I felt bad because I do have so many OTHER experiences (like right now I am doing research with my anatomy professor) that I just couldn't wind into my answers. For me, the easiest thing was sticking to what I did have knowledge in and with leadership/assertiveness/etc it was teaching. (I sort of felt like they didn't really get to know me very well from my answers, but I hope I sounded better than the other applicant who's leadership experiences were being a house painter...)
I left feeling a little panicked... but I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens in about in a month. I just hope that my teaching background is seen as being something really positive and not something that will negatively set me apart from the other students.
I have yet to hear back from the other 2 schools I applied to, so I'm feeling doubtful that I will get acceptances from them, so Chatham is sort of my only shot (and it definitely helps that I fell in love with the program when I visited!!)
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