University of St. Augustine Fall 2017

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samboli said:
I just received interview date for 02/24, it is so strange for me how this campus work. Classes start on May, and they do interviews now?!! Any ideas about Austin ?
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Yeah I had my interview there on Jan 28th. Im glad they do interviews so early because it will give us more time once we get accepted/denied. I think its because they did not get as many quality applicants as they wanted last trimester so they are getting it done earlier.
 
GetHugeBrah said:
Are you in Flex?
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Honestly i don not know, i was in application process for san marcos fall 2017, and i recieved an email 6 weeks ago to do you want to move to Austin summer 17 cycle, and i was like yes. I almost gave up on saint augustine because i have 292 GRE, so i thought i will get denied. My GpA is 3.76 but GRE is on low side. So now i am kind of shock to receive this interview, not because of my gre score, because it will be too late to do any interviews if classes starts on May. Any ideas?
 
samboli said:
Honestly i don not know, i was in application process for san marcos fall 2017, and i recieved an email 6 weeks ago to do you want to move to Austin summer 17 cycle, and i was like yes. I almost gave up on saint augustine because i have 292 GRE, so i thought i will get denied. My GpA is 3.76 but GRE is on low side. So now i am kind of shock to receive this interview, not because of my gre score, because it will be too late to do any interviews if classes starts on May. Any ideas?
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I would imagine this is for Flex. I cant say though I would double check on that before you make any life changing decisions lol.
 
DPTMessi said:
I would imagine this is for Flex. I cant say though I would double check on that before you make any life changing decisions lol.
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:laugh: I know, i will talk to them tomorrow about it
 
GetHugeBrah said:
Just look at the decision tab on your application.
Sounds like you're in for Austin summer.
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It is funny i did, it still said under review. So i have no idea what ia going on
 
Does anyone know about the Flex option they have for students? Is it legit? I'm contemplating switching to that being that it's cheaper and I could work while in school. I'd just like to know how it works and if it prepares you for the board exam before I go down that road
 
tgreek2320 said:
Does anyone know about the Flex option they have for students? Is it legit? I'm contemplating switching to that being that it's cheaper and I could work while in school. I'd just like to know how it works and if it prepares you for the board exam before I go down that road
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I'm applying for Flex. It's the same exact degree and you learn exactly the same material as traditional students, however most of it is delivered online. You still go to labs on campus on the weekends, as well as clinicals. It's really just a personal choice - if you are diligent and self-motivated enough to do a lot of self-study then definitely consider it. It's not really cheaper, though, since the Flex program is 4 years instead of 3. I mainly like the idea of being able to work while in school to cut down on loans faster.
 
CareerSwitcheroo said:
I'm applying for Flex. It's the same exact degree and you learn exactly the same material as traditional students, however most of it is delivered online. You still go to labs on campus on the weekends, as well as clinicals. It's really just a personal choice - if you are diligent and self-motivated enough to do a lot of self-study then definitely consider it. It's not really cheaper, though, since the Flex program is 4 years instead of 3. I mainly like the idea of being able to work while in school to cut down on loans faster.
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Yea I just found the tuition for flex is more. I don't know where I saw that it was cheaper so my apologies.
 
tgreek2320 said:
Yea I just found the tuition for flex is more. I don't know where I saw that it was cheaper so my apologies.
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So I can finally see some movement on my application.
There is a candidate information tab now?
And in the documents submission there are ticks on what is and what is not required?
So I think they are getting there....arrrghhhhhhh
I just wanna know ...either way ...really this is killing me
 
BillyCee said:
So I can finally see some movement on my application.
There is a candidate information tab now?
And in the documents submission there are ticks on what is and what is not required?
So I think they are getting there....arrrghhhhhhh
I just wanna know ...either way ...really this is killing me
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It looks like they may have just changed the format of the application overall. But not sure
 
They made some changes to the application, but there's still no decision made 🙁
 
I know they are interviewing still for the may start date so I wouldn't expect anything until they finish with those decisions. I know the wait sucks!
 
I spoke with an admissions advisor this morning, and she said that they are way behind than expected. They are still accepting people for the May term.
 
We are getting very close to the start date, I mean you can' have a decision a month before the start date.
If the interview invites come in March, the interviews come in April May, when do they decide?

That is soon late
 
PTMELS said:
I spoke with an admissions advisor this morning, and she said that they are way behind than expected. They are still accepting people for the May term.
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This is worrisome. I was given the option to move my application from Fall St Aug to Summer Austin and so I did. I would have to make a move from FL if accepted. I hope they don't take too much longer.
 
Yeah. Reading through last years thread most heard around now and some heard a couple weeks after that regarding an interview. Last years interview dates were Feb 26; March 18. I'm guessing we will most likely hear something towards the end of February or March hopefully.
 
It seems that there is no set in stone system to their interview dates and acceptances. Seems that they fill the class with who they see fit as they go along and it doesn't matter how long it takes which causes them to get backed up. USA is a great program but man...this wait is torturous.
 
BillyCee said:
We are getting very close to the start date, I mean you can' have a decision a month before the start date.
If the interview invites come in March, the interviews come in April May, when do they decide?

That is soon late
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Are you looking for the summer 17? I believe there is a separate thread for that. I believe this cohort starts August 2017.


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Hey everyone!
Just a heads up, this afternoon I received an email with an interview invitation for the Fall 2017 Flex Program at the St. Augustine campus!!! Interview date is March 11th at 9 a.m.!!! My guess is that those of you applying to the Fall 2017 Flex program at the St. Augustine campus should be getting an email soon as well so be on the look out!!! Good luck!!!
 
ptdevotee said:
Hey everyone!
Just a heads up, this afternoon I received an email with an interview invitation for the Fall 2017 Flex Program at the St. Augustine campus!!! Interview date is March 11th at 9 a.m.!!! My guess is that those of you applying to the Fall 2017 Flex program at the St. Augustine campus should be getting an email soon as well so be on the look out!!! Good luck!!!
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That is awesome! congrats and good luck!! I applied to Austin and haven't received anything, I'm so anxious to get a decision!! 🙁
 
Does anyone know how they will go about getting a loan if they get accepted? Does the school offer them? Or do you go to a bank? Does the school offer any kin of grant or are there government grants available? I haven't found one that is for an older student like myself (31 years young). I appreciate everyone's feedback and wish you all the best of luck. We should be finding out soon.
 
tgreek2320 said:
Does anyone know how they will go about getting a loan if they get accepted? Does the school offer them? Or do you go to a bank? Does the school offer any kin of grant or are there government grants available? I haven't found one that is for an older student like myself (31 years young). I appreciate everyone's feedback and wish you all the best of luck. We should be finding out soon.
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I'm sure they'll give us information on that when they give us an admissions decision. Could be wrong. Hopefully we do hear something back soon! Good luck to you!
 
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tgreek2320 said:
Does anyone know how they will go about getting a loan if they get accepted? Does the school offer them? Or do you go to a bank? Does the school offer any kin of grant or are there government grants available? I haven't found one that is for an older student like myself (31 years young). I appreciate everyone's feedback and wish you all the best of luck. We should be finding out soon.
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They have me a ton of information about stuff like that at the interview. They also even had the financial aid director speak on some of it so we could ask any questions we wanted.
 
Had my interview yesterday for San Marcos summer cohort. What a day hahaha. They really do try to make you feel relaxed the first thing they said was "OK you all made it, now lets all take a deep breath." (Seriously if you get the interview that means they want you! so don't get too stressed out. But if you do don't worry about it they expect that, if anything they would probably think its weird if you weren't stressed out a bit.... But anyway about the interview, it took about 4 hours, I interviewed with Dr. BurkeDoe (luckily i researched a lot about the san marcos faculty so I had some talking points and questions to ask her, she just presented with Dr.Ivey about concussions so i brought that up we had a good convo about that and the research, etc...) She has been around the block with PT, started geriatrics, now doing peds, and she does sports too, so I talked to her about how she transformed as a clinician over the years and what lead her to the next steps. (Honestly I was the one asking the most questions, she asked me two, why PT and the second I don't really remember, sorry haha it was a long day and we talked for about an hour). Anyway, I feel like it went well. I told her about my experience as a wellness exercise specialist and working with a diabetic client that after a year told me he walked up the stairs without holding onto the railing and looking at his feet for the first time, and she was like "omg stop you'll make me cry." So that made me feel really good. She kind of lit up a bit when I mentioned I was an wellness exercise specialist for 2 years she wrote that down on my sheet. .. But yeah IDK how to feel about her only asking me 2 questions. I killed it with my responses so maybe she was just like ok he's good. (i hope?) She asked the guy i was interviewing with like 5 questions, but really he didnt have too much enthusiasm or passion with what he was saying. He even asked "what is the point when people start to want to quit the program...?" I was kind of shocked by that, quitting didn't even cross my mind. I asked her questions like (what are some common traits amongst some of your most successful students, is there a possiblity of attending an apta conference, what were some of the things you did during your career that really set you apart from the rest and brought you to the next steps of your professional career.... Feel free to take those, she really liked my questions.) Let me know if anyone has any questions, and good luck to everyone who got interviews! Some advice, TELL A STORY. I think my story about my diabetic client really painted a good picture for her and it set a good tone for the rest of the interview.
Best of luck!
 
My boyfriend told me he met you at the interview! Haha sounds like you did well! Hope you both get in and join me for the summer Cohort!

HPUDPTHopefull said:
Had my interview yesterday for San Marcos summer cohort. What a day hahaha. They really do try to make you feel relaxed the first thing they said was "OK you all made it, now lets all take a deep breath." (Seriously if you get the interview that means they want you! so don't get too stressed out. But if you do don't worry about it they expect that, if anything they would probably think its weird if you weren't stressed out a bit.... But anyway about the interview, it took about 4 hours, I interviewed with Dr. BurkeDoe (luckily i researched a lot about the san marcos faculty so I had some talking points and questions to ask her, she just presented with Dr.Ivey about concussions so i brought that up we had a good convo about that and the research, etc...) She has been around the block with PT, started geriatrics, now doing peds, and she does sports too, so I talked to her about how she transformed as a clinician over the years and what lead her to the next steps. (Honestly I was the one asking the most questions, she asked me two, why PT and the second I don't really remember, sorry haha it was a long day and we talked for about an hour). Anyway, I feel like it went well. I told her about my experience as a wellness exercise specialist and working with a diabetic client that after a year told me he walked up the stairs without holding onto the railing and looking at his feet for the first time, and she was like "omg stop you'll make me cry." So that made me feel really good. She kind of lit up a bit when I mentioned I was an wellness exercise specialist for 2 years she wrote that down on my sheet. .. But yeah IDK how to feel about her only asking me 2 questions. I killed it with my responses so maybe she was just like ok he's good. (i hope?) She asked the guy i was interviewing with like 5 questions, but really he didnt have too much enthusiasm or passion with what he was saying. He even asked "what is the point when people start to want to quit the program...?" I was kind of shocked by that, quitting didn't even cross my mind. I asked her questions like (what are some common traits amongst some of your most successful students, is there a possiblity of attending an apta conference, what were some of the things you did during your career that really set you apart from the rest and brought you to the next steps of your professional career.... Feel free to take those, she really liked my questions.) Let me know if anyone has any questions, and good luck to everyone who got interviews! Some advice, TELL A STORY. I think my story about my diabetic client really painted a good picture for her and it set a good tone for the rest of the interview.
Best of luck!
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aks33 said:
My boyfriend told me he met you at the interview! Haha sounds like you did well! Hope you both get in and join me for the summer Cohort!
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Oh yeah he was in group A in the front right? I remember meeting him. I hope he did well too!
 
Are you guys looking back at previous posts for questions they will ask or what? I have a couple of classmates that are already there and I'm trying to get in touch with them. But any details will help.
 
PT forever said:
Really?? did you apply really early? Some of my documents weren't received until January 🙁
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I think all of my stuff was submitted around dec 10. But there were only about 4 fall flex applicants there so I can assure you there's still plenty of room/time for you to get an invite. I also think they're still filling summer spots so that's pushing us fall applicants back a bit. I'm sure you'll hear soon!! If you have any questions let me know id be happy to help.
 
Has anyone heard anything about the Fall 2017 OTD program? I've applied, but haven't heard a peep from my advisor since my application was submitted.
 
Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I got an interview invitation for the San Marcos campus for Fall 2017 and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or questions they asked. Would greatly appreciate it! Thanks!
 
luknotluck said:
Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I got an interview invitation for the San Marcos campus for Fall 2017 and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or questions they asked. Would greatly appreciate it! Thanks!
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If you do a search there are a lot of people who posted previous questions from interviews.
So you got an interview for full time for fall 2017 or for the flex?
 
BillyCee said:
If you do a search there are a lot of people who posted previous questions from interviews.
So you got an interview for full time for fall 2017 or for the flex?
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Congratulations....well done
 
From what I have gathered from these posts, only one person had heard back from San Marcos about the full time fall class right??

I am losing my mind waiting to hear back..
I have tried emailing ( No response )
I have tried Calling, left a voice mail ( NO response )

At this point, just tell me I didnt get in ! i just wanna hear something!
 
DPTMessi said:
I think all of my stuff was submitted around dec 10. But there were only about 4 fall flex applicants there so I can assure you there's still plenty of room/time for you to get an invite. I also think they're still filling summer spots so that's pushing us fall applicants back a bit. I'm sure you'll hear soon!! If you have any questions let me know id be happy to help.
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Thank you! I hope to hear something soon. And good luck!! hope you get accepted 🙂
 
DPTMessi said:
I think all of my stuff was submitted around dec 10. But there were only about 4 fall flex applicants there so I can assure you there's still plenty of room/time for you to get an invite. I also think they're still filling summer spots so that's pushing us fall applicants back a bit. I'm sure you'll hear soon!! If you have any questions let me know id be happy to help.
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Wow, only 4? With that being the case, do they really end up with a cohort of only 4 people (if they're all up to par)?
 
CareerSwitcheroo said:
Wow, only 4? With that being the case, do they really end up with a cohort of only 4 people (if they're all up to par)?
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To my understanding they don't have a "big" interview day for flex. They interview us as they go along I guess. So there will probably be several more interview days.
 
DPTMessi said:
To my understanding they don't have a "big" interview day for flex. They interview us as they go along I guess. So there will probably be several more interview days.
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With Flex being a bit less competitive, I'm wondering where they draw the line in terms of how they define "quality applicants". I sort of talked about this earlier in the thread, as for a lot of traditional applicants USA seems to pass on the ones who only meet the minimum requirements in hopes of getting higher quality applicants to apply (often pulling them in from other cohorts). Trying to build up some hope as I have an extremely low cGPA and wouldn't want them to do that to me (not that I plan on only meeting the bare minimum). :\ I know that they view applicants holistically, but I'm just curious to hear what the lowest stats anyone has seen for a Flex applicant are. Anyone know?
 
CareerSwitcheroo said:
With Flex being a bit less competitive, I'm wondering where they draw the line in terms of how they define "quality applicants". I sort of talked about this earlier in the thread, as for a lot of traditional applicants USA seems to pass on the ones who only meet the minimum requirements in hopes of getting higher quality applicants to apply (often pulling them in from other cohorts). Trying to build up some hope as I have an extremely low cGPA and wouldn't want them to do that to me (not that I plan on only meeting the bare minimum). :\ I know that they view applicants holistically, but I'm just curious to hear what the lowest stats anyone has seen for a Flex applicant are. Anyone know?
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From what I've seen through reading other people's posts nobody for flex has absurdly low stats. Yes it's less competitive but all of the accepted people have one portion of their app that makes them stand out. I think that's why they have smaller classes because they won't "settle" on applicants. Even if you have a low cGPA as long as you have a higher gre or high pre req gpa or high grade trend you'll be okay. I've seen people with like 2.8 cGPA get accepted, but they'll have a 315 gre or something like that. Idk though I'm just speculating
 
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