The interview wasn't bad! I was pretty nervous beforehand but it was really informal and they made me feel really comfortable. They asked a couple general questions and then gave a written question and asked that I give my opinion (just so see how well my oral communication skills are.)
Hi JenniferD,
In terms of applying for licensure in California... It can be a little trickier to apply for your license in CA if you obtained your C's in a different state. With most states you just have to pay for the license but you have to take a test here. The only states that I've heard are like this are California and New York. So it's a little more trouble but I don't think it would be that big of a deal! Especially if you took it soon after graduating with the PRAXIS info still fresh on your brain.
I interviewed on the 12th at SF. It was a writing sample and a 20 minute interview with 2 faculty members. There were at least two groups taking the writing sample (maybe 50-60 people total?) and it looked the first group may have been their own students (they seemed to all know each other and dressed very casually...) and we were all fairly dressed up in the second group and no one really knew each other... everyone I spoke with from the second group was from California though. Good luck!!
Thanks! I'm glad I had a chance to visit the campus and meet some of the faculty. Other than San Diego and SF-I applied to University of Washington- Core (and was rejected), Teachers College- Columbia University (still haven't heard), and Sacramento State (my undergraduate school). Good luck with San Jose!
Congratulations! I was accepted to SDSU as well I had my interview with SFSU yesterday and am waiting on a couple other schools but I am definitely considering San Diego.