Interview -- University of Toledo

Today I attended my first PT school interview.  By the title of this post you can see that the interview was at the University of Toledo.  The interview process began at 12:30 PM and lasted until approximately 2 o'clock.

I was one of twenty interviewees in attendance today, one of four such groups.  Another group of twenty applicants were interviewed immediately following our group interview and two more groups are slated to be interviewed tomorrow afternoon.  In total I am 1 of 80 individuals competing for 28 spots in the UT's DPT program class of 2016.

Upon arrival we were greeted by the head of the DPT program at UT, Dr. Michelle Masterson, followed by an introduction of current PT students.  We were then divided into five groups of four students and each of the groups was directed to a separate conference room.  My group was comprised of myself, a 30-year-old military vet (coincidently from Morenci, Michigan and currently living across the street from Subway on Main Street in Adrian, Michigan), a senior from Manchester College (Ind.) and a senior at Bowling Green State University (Ohio).  We were met by two faculty and one current PT student in the conference room.

We began with personal introductions, stating where we were from/attend school and a few of our hobbies.  After the introductions the panel asked a total of five or six questions that all four members of the group were required to answer.  Some of the questions are listed below.

Besides helping others, why do you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy?
Describe some of your leadership experiences.
Talk about an instance where it is acceptable to not be a leader.

I don't remember the other two or three questions.  I felt that the interview went really well.

At the conclusion of the interview we all met together as a large group and discussed the UT DPT program: cost, credit hours, clinicals etc.

At this point the formal part of the process was over and the faculty offered a campus tour to any applicant who was interested, having never been to the University of Toledo I went on the tour.

There were ten or so of us who went on the tour.  We split up into two groups and were led by two current first year PT students.  It was a pretty short tour, we saw the Health and Human Sciences Building, the student center and "The Glass Bowl".  The Glass Bowl is the name of the football stadium, named for Toledo because it is the "Glass City" apparently.  You learn something new every day.  It would have been nice if the tour was a bit longer and we saw a little bit more but oh well.

More updates to follow.