BlueDog Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Hey, has anyone had an interview yet for university of ottawa physio?? if so, any tips on some of the questions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I got invited to do an interview on Monday. Did you get one as well? I'm really wondering what sort of questions they will ask since it's so short.... all I know is that it will be a bilingual interview and they really just need to make sure we can speak both languages fluently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeMae Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yah! I got an interview too. I was wondering this same thing. They said 15 mins for the interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDog Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hows your guys's french?? Mine is functional, but not fluent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Well I wouldn't say I am perfectly fluent but I've been through french immersion schools and worked in a bilingual setting for a year. From what I have heard, there are some students who stuggle with the french a bit but still get in the program. It is a bilingual program afterall. Can you define functional? If you've gotten a call for the interview, you should be able to get an idea of the level they require. The lady spoke really quick and fast to me. If you can understand her and could speak back fine, you should be OK. If you struggled to schedule your interview, I would be worried then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeMae Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I have studied in french my whole life but I have met people in the physiotherapy program at OttawaU who are not fluent in French. Is everyone's interview on Monday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 It should be. When I emailed the admissions office that's the only date she gave. Good luck everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NessKrakes Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I had an interview today, and I can say with confidence that I could not have done worse. How did it go for everyone? I guess I really wasn't prepared for it. I hope it was to check on our french/english fluency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry123 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hi NessKrakes...sorry to hear about that. Hopefully it didn't go as bad as you think! I am waiting for my interview this afternoon...any tips? Was there a lot of french? I'm also worried about my "functional" but not fluent french... Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NessKrakes Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Hi NessKrakes...sorry to hear about that. Hopefully it didn't go as bad as you think! I am waiting for my interview this afternoon...any tips? Was there a lot of french? I'm also worried about my "functional" but not fluent french...Good luck! They asked 4 questions, each 3 minutes. The first 2 questions were french, the third question was english and the last question was also french. Here are the questions that I was asked: 1. a. With technology advancing, what are some challenges physiotherapist might encounter? b. With that, should the government be placing more money in rehabilitation? 2. a. There is a shortage of physiotherapist in rural communities, should the government be putting more money in physiotherapist in rural communities? b. With that, what would you do? 3. a. A patient with pulmonary obstruction syndrome refuses to do her exercise and tells you that she is relying on faith healing. How would you deal with a non compliant client? b. When is it good to encourage faith healing in a patient 4. How did you prepare for this interview I wasn't prepared at all. I thought that they'd at least ask "why do you want to be a physio" I really hope that they're testing fluency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry123 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 thanks for the info...I was also expecting a much more casual interview too...yikes! I would imagine a lot of other interviewees are feeling the same as you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal720 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Would anyone be willing to share what theyre gpa was and what background they had (bachelor, university)? Also, does anyone know how admission work at uottawa- is there a second round for interviews or it's only the people that were called in today? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NessKrakes Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Would anyone be willing to share what theyre gpa was and what background they had (bachelor, university)? Also, does anyone know how admission work at uottawa- is there a second round for interviews or it's only the people that were called in today?Thanks!! I applied with a sGPA of 3.65 with an Honors Bachelor in Kinesiology from Lakehead University. My first language is french though, so that was what I was banking on when I applied to Ottawa U. I'm also curious to know if there is a second round of interviews, but when my interview was done the ladies said that I was going to get an answer in two weeks. Whether that's an offer of admission or another round is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers_crossedMTL Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I got invited to do an interview on Monday. Did you get one as well? I'm really wondering what sort of questions they will ask since it's so short.... all I know is that it will be a bilingual interview and they really just need to make sure we can speak both languages fluently. Hi! I hope your interview went well. I had mine today as well and I'm feeling like everybody else as well... I was caught off guard! My main worry is my french, although I am from montreal and fully bilingual, I don't sound as confident as I would like (vs english). If you don't mind me asking, when you said the interview was just to make sure we can speak both languages fluently, where did you get that information from? Just curious and hoping this is the case!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers_crossedMTL Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 They asked 4 questions, each 3 minutes. The first 2 questions were french, the third question was english and the last question was also french. Here are the questions that I was asked: 1. a. With technology advancing, what are some challenges physiotherapist might encounter? b. With that, should the government be placing more money in rehabilitation? 2. a. There is a shortage of physiotherapist in rural communities, should the government be putting more money in physiotherapist in rural communities? b. With that, what would you do? 3. a. A patient with pulmonary obstruction syndrome refuses to do her exercise and tells you that she is relying on faith healing. How would you deal with a non compliant client? b. When is it good to encourage faith healing in a patient 4. How did you prepare for this interview I wasn't prepared at all. I thought that they'd at least ask "why do you want to be a physio" I really hope that they're testing fluency This post would have been lovely had I seen in a few hours ago! I did not expect them at all. Hoping it wasn't as bad as I remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry123 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I had an interview today, and I can say with confidence that I could not have done worse. How did it go for everyone? I guess I really wasn't prepared for it. I hope it was to check on our french/english fluency I also felt pretty dismal after mine, tough scenario questions and the having to answer in french bit was actually the most challenging for me...at least you had that going for you! Now we wait...(oh, and the response in two weeks is to tell us whether we're accepted or not, there's no further interview process thank goodness!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeMae Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I just want to know now... I hate all this waiting lol Anyone know how they will be contacting us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NessKrakes Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Any news? Will they contact us by email? Or on the offer of admission on the web info? I'm just getting antsy at this point! I wish I knew what day they tell us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeMae Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 For OT at OttawaU they contacted us by email and by info web and then by mail so I'd imagine its the same. I saw my offer on info web a day before I got my email and then got my letter 4 days later. I called on tuesday to find out if I would know about physio before the deadline for OT (22nd) and the secretary told me she hoped so but there was a lot of applications lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Tulip Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 When I asked she said after two weeks of the interview. So should be very soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers_crossedMTL Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Technically, today is the official 2 week mark of our phone interviews. Any news yet? I'm compulsively checking my email!! So anxious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeMae Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Apparently they are running a bit late... I was told that we would hopefully get the answer by the end of the week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers_crossedMTL Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Apparently they are running a bit late... I was told that we would hopefully get the answer by the end of the week... Hey! I was wondering how u got that info? I tried calling but its always an answering machine... I'm getting so impatient just because I have to make other decision weighing on their answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeMae Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 I called OttawaU at ext. 5310. I know me too!!!! I have the deadline for ergo soon lol so I want the answer before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers_crossedMTL Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 I called OttawaU at ext. 5310. I know me too!!!! I have the deadline for ergo soon lol so I want the answer before. Yeah exactly!!! I just called now and she said "bientot" and then she said "within the next week" soooo long! She said were going to see it on infoweb first then a letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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