Group Interview

[hoosier1989]

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I have an interview at UAB on Feb. 1st and was just wondering what people have had to do inside of a group interview? Was there a group activity and what does this usually consist of?

 

[PThopeful89]

I have an interview at UAB on Feb. 1st and was just wondering what people have had to do inside of a group interview? Was there a group activity and what does this usually consist of?

I did a group interview at GW. I thought it was strange to do an interview like that, but I can understand a school's reasons for doing it.

The way GW had it set-up was:
-Arrive. Mingle/get refreshments in a room with applicants (~50), current student, and professors.
-Go into a different room and get info about the school.
-Split up with 1/2 of the students doing a small group (~4 applicants/group) activity and other 1/2 go with their small group to interview w/ 1-2 professors.
>>>The activity was simple and nothing to really worry about.
>>>The small group interview was odd, but we all got our turns to talk and ask questions.
-After both 1/2s have interviews then you fill out a survey and wait to be called into a professor's office and discuss any potential holes in your application and ask whatever questions you want.

Hope this helps! And keep in mind UAB may do it completely different.

 

[Ekim7]

PThopeful89 is right that many schools may do it differently. I would call and ask if there's any documents, resumes etc needed to be brought in. My group interview was more simple as we were brought into a room to write an essay response on a certain topic that we read in an article. We were given 30 minutes and after that we met with the interviewers in which they asked all of us a few questions and then was dismissed. Hope this helps and best of luck.

 

[hoosier1989]

Thank you both, i appreciate the input! PThopeful 89, that group interview appears to be along the lines of what I received in the email regarding my group interview, what was your activity at GW?

 

[PThopeful89]

Thank you both, i appreciate the input! PThopeful 89, that group interview appears to be along the lines of what I received in the email regarding my group interview, what was your activity at GW?

The activity was to list on a big sheet of paper what our top 5 items would be that we would have to have with us on a deserted island. We then presented our top 5 to the larger group. Not exactly sure how they used these when determining whether or not we were accepted.

 

[mc0103]

I also have an interview at UAB on February 1st. Good luck to you!