twinguy7 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 HEllo, I just wanted to get this thread going about the interview for those who will be coming from far away as a way to discuss the trip and if anyone wanted to arrange carpools from certain areas of the country, etc. I am definitely going if there is no other option and I am coming from southern california( los angeles area). Anyone else from california thinking of driving/carpooling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinguy7 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 I would like to update everyone. I emailed Valinda Stokes and she contacted Dr. Beth Macaule who in turn requested for me to email her about a Skype interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex_hart Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hey Twinguy7. I'm from Grand Rapids and its actually a pretty cool city! Certainly not like CA but it has a kind of hip, indy vibe. Talk about your love of Dutch people and you'll be golden (just kidding, don't actually do that). I actually know a male grad from the program. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinguy7 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hey Twinguy7. I'm from Grand Rapids and its actually a pretty cool city! Certainly not like CA but it has a kind of hip, indy vibe. Talk about your love of Dutch people and you'll be golden (just kidding, don't actually do that). I actually know a male grad from the program. Good luck! HAHA I might need to ask you some more questions then. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthritiskid Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I'm a frequent Grand Rapids goer, my aunt has her own practice in that area. Love love love GR, it's a nice place! Good luck! twinguy7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinguy7 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 I was wondering how everyones interview went today!? How was the writing portion? I took the writing portion on wednesday and I had the Skype interview on thursday! I thought the writing portion was very interesting and we were able to show our interpersonal communicational skills off through it. The interview was very laid back and the questions were straight forward and seemed to be questions that would help them gage how well we would do in their program. How was the in-person interview day!? How many showed up for this that attended??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinguy7 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mheroux92 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I feel like my interview went really well Dr. Macauley seemed to be really happy with my clinical practicum that I've had for 3 semesters. She also had a cousin that went to my (current) undergrad. The writing prompt got me at first but once I sat and thought for a minute, I think I did just fine! I cannot wait to find out from them what their decision is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinguy7 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yea, the only question that had me thinking is the question about the client with ALC who comes in and says " I think I brushed my teeth for the last time". I came back to that one and used my last 20 minutes or so to answer that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mheroux92 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I basically said I'd tell him that while I am sorry he feels that way, as an SLP I cannot tell him for sure if that is the case and that I would refer him to his doctor that deals with his condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoping4goodnews4dtr Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Wow...Just found this forum and I'm stressed out from reading all the posts!!! Can't imagine how my daughter and everyone else is feeling dealing with the waiting game. Twinguy7 and mheroux92, what do you mean by a writing prompt at the interview? Are you given questions to answer or just one? Is the question related to speech? How much time do you have? Can you elaborate? Yikes.......I'm sounding like a helicopter parent I had no idea how competitive SLP is. Any insight would be helpful. My daughter applied to 5 schools. Looks like many schools have notified their applicants. So far my daughter has been rejected from 2 programs and we are waiting to hear from 3. Might have to solidify Plan B soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mheroux92 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The interview for GVSU included a writing portion which consisted of clinical speech-related prompts (5 of them). Some schools do more personal level and ask why you'd pick that school, or what your biggest weakness is, etc. My interview was approximately 30 minutes. The writing prompt was an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoping4goodnews4dtr Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thank you mheroux92 for the info!!! Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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