OTdokie Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hey ya'll! I figured I'd start a similar thread for OT applicants for UBC. Since the PT interview invites were sent out yesterday, ours will be coming out in the next couple of weeks. It looks like last year they were sent out on February 27th. (Thanks to @HopefullyPT2019 for the inspiration!) hopingforOT and HopefullyPT2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTapplicant19 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 I just got my email from UBC this morning that my application was unsuccessful so the emails are on the way! Good luck to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopingforOT Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 I just got my interview invitation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housecalle Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Got my interview invitation today as well! Good luck to everyone! hopingforOT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulOT(one day) Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hey guys! Does anyone know if they utilize MMI format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubckin1234 Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Does anyone know how we should be prepping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTPsycApp Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hey everyone. I interviewed last year and honestly it was a really strange interview for me, nothing like any other interview I've ever done. It's not really like a typical interview style that you'd intuitively prep for. My advice would be to prep all the normal interview questions that come up ('OT interview questions for grad school' search on google) plus know a lot of ongoing issues, hot topics, conflicts, and current events and struggles in the field of OT and some creative/guided solutions for said problems. mjot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTfollow2018 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Its not an MMI, It's a panel interview. I have also been told to prepare like OTPsycApp has described, by someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazinga Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hi! I also got my interview offer yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTime Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Got my interview offer too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OT(One Day) Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hey guys- does anyone know how UBC determines who is invited for an interview? Is it based on GPA alone or do they weigh in other aspects of the application? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTPsycApp Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 From emailing questions to the department, I think GPA is the main factor in interview offers, and then admissions offers are based on your entire application as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTbouch Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hey, what's everyone doing to prepare for the interview?? Any good websites you have come across that you would like to share? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTSK Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 For anyone that interviewed in previous years, when someone from the panel asks a question do you have to answer right away or can you take a few moments to think it over? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTPsycApp Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 5 hours ago, OTSK said: For anyone that interviewed in previous years, when someone from the panel asks a question do you have to answer right away or can you take a few moments to think it over? Thanks They don't explicitly say you can take a moment to consider your answer or anything along those lines. So it gives the impression you should answer right away. However, they do say they can repeat the question at any point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBCMoT Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Hey everyone, how did you find the interview went for you? Overall I don’t think there were any huge surprises but I wish I looked closer at what they were scoring me on their papers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPTTT Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 15 hours ago, UBCMoT said: Hey everyone, how did you find the interview went for you? Overall I don’t think there were any huge surprises but I wish I looked closer at what they were scoring me on their papers! lol you mean physically looking in on their sheets "no judge, I swear I'm not creepin" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBCMoT Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 I mean they were right in front of me, I could have easily glanced and saw how I was doing at least I would have had an idea haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTime Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Yeah thought it went quite well, was super nervous but was okay when it got going. They seemed very friendly and asked most of the questions I thought they were going to. The situational ones were quite unique and forced me to think quickly. Now the waiting begins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazinga Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 I interviewed for UBC OT last Wednesday, and unfortunately today was declined a seat! Such a quick response time. Good luck to everyone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popamollyimsweatin Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, bazinga said: I interviewed for UBC OT last Wednesday, and unfortunately today was declined a seat! Such a quick response time. Good luck to everyone else! Are you out of province? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housecalle Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 I just got my offer of admission today. For those of you who don't get in or are waitlisted, don't be too hard on yourself and just focus on improving aspects of your application that you feel are lacking. I applied last year and was waitlisted around #15. For myself, I knew it was my interview that let me down, so I spent the time practicing my interview skills. bazinga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popamollyimsweatin Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 44 minutes ago, housecalle said: I just got my offer of admission today. For those of you who don't get in or are waitlisted, don't be too hard on yourself and just focus on improving aspects of your application that you feel are lacking. I applied last year and was waitlisted around #15. For myself, I knew it was my interview that let me down, so I spent the time practicing for it. Congrats! Just wondering if you were an OOP applicant?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housecalle Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 minute ago, popamollyimsweatin said: Congrats! Just wondering if you were an OOP applicant?:) In-province. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubckin1234 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Currently number 8 on the wait list. Anyone else waitlist? What do you guys think our chances are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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