First Inverview- Drexel

Ok, let's see what I can remember from my interview at Drexel...

First of all, here is some statistics from the visit.  Drexel has a rolling admissions process.  As soon as the admissions committee identifies you as a person they would like to interview, they will send an interview invitation.  All the interviews were done on Fridays throughout the month.  We were told there were approximately 1000 applicants for 50 spots.  Personally, when I signed up, I was number 76 I believe.  I'm not sure how many interviews they granted. 

In my particular interview, there were about 10 of us.  The interview was scheduled to last 2 hours, mine went over, so plan on more than 2 hours for your interview.  The first hour was the Program Director talking to us about the different aspects of Drexel's DPT Program, and what we could expect throughout our education.  The second half of the interview was a half an hour interview with a faculty member and a half an hour tour of the facilities.  Everything was very relaxed.  The actual interview was more of a conversation.  I was even asked if there was anything I wanted the interviewer to know. 

I left this interview thinking, there is no way I did not do a good job.  I was very confident going in and even more confident when I left.  A lot of this confidence is credited to the two people I had for a practice interview.  Both are professors where I work/go to school, and both of them did a great job firing questions at me and preparing me for this interview. 

I found out about a week and a half later that I got in.  They sent me an email, and a letter of acceptance withing 2 days of each other.  It was a huge relief to know that I actually got in somewhere, when all I had heard was how competitive it was, and how hard it was to get in. 

I'll be going into detail later about what I learned during the information session, and how that compares to Shenandoah.  But for now, this is it. Goodnight...