Hi WonderWoMegan,
Interviews are happening this week and next week so I hope that I haven't gotten back to you too late! To follow up on my original post, I did end up attending Fox's DPT program. I may be biased as I've only attended this program and no other DPT programs, but the experience here at Fox is wonderful. The professors and staff are very genuine and caring individuals. In regard to the biomechanics/kines professor as well as the Neuro/Anatomy professor teaching remotely, for the most part I don't really think about them being gone - they come to campus here and there for stretches (during finals and midterms usually). I honestly prefer having our biomech/kines professor lecture remotely. But sometimes it is a struggle having our main anatomy professor not be in the lab in person. Mainly during dissections I feel that it would be helpful to have him answer small questions in person and wander around to inspect our work, as most of us have not dissected a cadaver!
As for your question about interviews, they have sort of mixed up the interview process since I have interviewed from what I have ascertained.
This year we had about 600 applicants I believe, we are interviewing a little over 200 applicants. I can't recall exact numbers, but about that number.
You start your day by checking in during your check in time. You will get a tour of the facilities by one of the students. There is a group activity that you will be asked to do - working together with other interviewees to create something PT related. It looks like a lot of fun actually! Eventually you will eat lunch, which is actually quite yummy, not just pizza. Each person interviews at a different time. Interviews either happen in offices or in our resource room, which is just a small study room. The questions aren't too far out there. They ask you to tell them a little about themselves. Why did you pick PT. Why do you want to be a part of Fox's DPT program. At some point they will place an object in front of you. I got a paper clip, some people got a weight, a coffee stir stick, or something random like this, and you will be asked to name as many things that you could do with that object in 60 seconds. There were a few other questions that I can't quite recall, but that is the general gist of the day. The interview goes by really fast, but make sure to set your own pace. Don't feel inclined to bust out a really thought out question immediately, they appreciate you thinking about the question - just let them know you wanna gather your thoughts and they are more than willing to wait for you to reply. I think the main part of the interview is to just show them who you are while keeping a big picture of what you want to do with the profession. Which is hopefully to help and work with others!
Good luck with your interview!
