Aside from responding to the acceptance and paying the deposit on SOLAR, the only thing I've heard from Cathy Gropper is to keep checking the orientation page for updates regarding this summer.
Thank you! I'm not sure if I could speak for all of the interview sessions, but on the day of my interview, it was three faculty members to one applicant. Honestly, the atmosphere was very relaxed and I feel like I had more of conversation with the OT faculty as opposed to being drilled with questions about why I want to be an OT, haha. They asked a number of questions that reflected on my volunteer experience and how it's shaped me as a person and how I can apply it to a career in OT. Do you have your interview soon?
So sorry for replying back to you so late!!! When I finished my Bachelor's degree my cumulative GPA was somewhere around 3.1-3.2; pre-req GPA was around 3.5-3.7. Being that my undergraduate GPA didn't stand out in comparison to other applicants I made sure I did well in science pre-reqs. I also took the GRE (not needed for Stony Brook for this year, although may be necessary for 2015 applicants from their website), had 500+ hours in various observation settings, and worked as a rehab aide for 2 years. I really feel like the interview is your time to shine and talk about how your experiences motivated you to pursue a career in OT. Did you have your interview yet? I hope it went well! If you didn't have it yet best of luck to you!!!
Hey there!
I'm sure academics plays a major role in the acceptance decision as Stony Brook is well known for their health sciences school. But I think they're also looking for well-rounded students. I felt like the interview was an outlet for the faculty to really meet the applicants, see why we're so passionate about OT, and where we see ourselves as future therapists. So even though you've mostly observed pediatrics, go in there and let the interviewers know how your experiences influenced you to choose a career in OT. I hope you rock your interview!! Good luck and positive vibes!! 🙂
Hey! To be honest, I wasn't paying attention to see if they were writing anything down during the interview haha. But after my interview I felt great and confident about it. My interview group was told to expect a decision within 7-10 days and I think I received a phone call on like 10th day of waiting. How did you feel about your interview?
Yay!! That's so exciting, congrats!!! I haven't been to that campus either but I heard that it's really nice. Have you heard anything in regards to enrollment for the summer?
Congrats!!! Are you planning to live on campus or off campus?
Hmmm I'm really not too sure. On their website, they do mention the graduate apartments for health science students
Not that I heard of, I was thinking about creating one though!
The three faculty members that interviewed me said that with the new campus at southampton, they're going to admit an additional 15 students. But one of my questions for them was whether or not students were going to have classes at both campuses, and apparently we are. So then my next question was how far the southampton campus was from SBU hospital lol. And they said about 30-45 minutes, but they also mentioned that theres going to be a shuttle service between both campuses. I was actually looking at the classes for the summer on SOLAR and it looks like historical & cont. practices in OT is going to be at the southampton campus.
The classes for summer and fall are already up on SOLAR, but last I spoke with Cathy Gropper she told me that she was going to e-mail out a registration chart and instructions on how to register for classes, I'm not sure when though. I'm assuming by the end of the month, I'm gonna send an e-mail to her asking if we should be expecting it soon.
I mean that's how I interpreted the responses when I asked, haha. And just looking at some of the locations of the classes on SOLAR it looks like we will be between both campuses.
Hi there! I was accepted to the Southhampton campus so don't worry your not alone! I'm so excited! Did you receive an official acceptance letter in the mail? They notified me by phone 2 weeks ago and I confirmed my acceptance on SOLAR bit haven't received anything in the mail yet.
Yes, the orientation will be held the day before classes begin. I believe the orientation is on June 23rd
