I went to an interview last year for USA in San Diego and it was an awful experience. When I asked how I should prepare, they told me to just come relaxed because it wasn't really an "interview" just a conversation with professors and other applicants about the program and my expectations/questions and that it would be very informal. NOT THE CASE AT ALL. The professor who interviewed me was awful and intimidating and and mean. I was put in with a 21 year old fresh out of college who was talking about stuff he did in high school. Seriously dude? Get your nose out of the books and get some life experience and then apply. The other "professional from the community" who was interviewing us couldn't speak English so neither of us could understand what she was asking. It was not a pleasant experience. After speaking with some of the current students and hearing how awful the program was(yes, the current students were talking smack about the program AT the interview session- it is accelerated so you eat, breathe, sleep PT 24/7 and they hated it) I decided not to go there. I re-applied to some other schools this year. Schools that actually do research (USA does not) and care about evidence-based practice and producing QUALITY PT's not 75 graduates/year for $100K. I'm sorry to anyone who goes there, but USA is a joke. All they care about is money and you can't even get government loans. I know a lot of ppl who have ended up dropping out of there. Choose wisely...