Primary Education 2012 Scotland

Original post by chameleon94

Unconditional from UWS :biggrin:

Nice, I've not heard a peep from UWS ><

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Everyone: what have the interviews been like? (especially Strathclyde, UWS, Dundee & Aberdeen) I know mine will/might be a tad different as I'll most likely do a Skype/phone interview, but I want to know something of the basic structure, different themes and all :smile:

I want this process to be over alreadyyy... I have the worst patience ever. :biggrin:

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sounimaginative

Has anybody heard back from Glasgow yet?

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Original post by chameleon94

You will soon :smile:

They said 2-3 weeks so I wasn't expecting to hear so soon, but maybe they've started their first wave of decisions, who knows!
Hope they get back to you soon :biggrin:

Yeah, I hope so. I'm dying to see the new campus!

Original post by FinnLassie

Everyone: what have the interviews been like? (especially Strathclyde, UWS, Dundee & Aberdeen) I know mine will/might be a tad different as I'll most likely do a Skype/phone interview, but I want to know something of the basic structure, different themes and all :smile:

I want this process to be over alreadyyy... I have the worst patience ever. :biggrin:

For Aberdeen it was a 5 min solo talk and then they asked you questions, about why you wanna be a teacher, why Aberdeen, ect. Usually lasts about 20 mins, or if you're (un)lucky like me, 40 mins ><

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K.AND

Original post by sounimaginative

I was there! What group were you in?

it was all females apart from one male and the group leaders were two women? what group were you in?

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Original post by Gjaykay

For Aberdeen it was a 5 min solo talk and then they asked you questions, about why you wanna be a teacher, why Aberdeen, ect. Usually lasts about 20 mins, or if you're (un)lucky like me, 40 mins ><

Solo talk?? Sorry I'm a bit lost here. What's the solo talk about? For some reason I have the image of some really pompous guy saying "me, me, me me me... me me, me!" :biggrin:

I think that's not the case lol

Interviews are completely new to me, I've tried to do some reading about them but I want to know about real experiences. In Finland you just do entrance exams, bleh. :s-smilie:

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sounimaginative

Original post by K.AND

it was all females apart from one male and the group leaders were two women? what group were you in?

That sounds like my group! I'm not sure how else to describe my group to see if it was the same one :/ We were up a flight of stairs and along a bit?

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Original post by FinnLassie

Solo talk?? Sorry I'm a bit lost here. What's the solo talk about? For some reason I have the image of some really pompous guy saying "me, me, me me me... me me, me!" :biggrin:

I think that's not the case lol

Interviews are completely new to me, I've tried to do some reading about them but I want to know about real experiences. In Finland you just do entrance exams, bleh. :s-smilie:

Basically when they send out your letter with the interview date, there is a list of four videos you have to watch, you then choose which one you like best and talk to them for five mins about the video. Like what you found interesting, what you didn't like about it, and stuff like that.

Don't worry, there is no entrance exam I don't think :smile:

Although there may be an English one for you as you'd be an international student.

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Original post by Gjaykay

Basically when they send out your letter with the interview date, there is a list of four videos you have to watch, you then choose which one you like best and talk to them for five mins about the video. Like what you found interesting, what you didn't like about it, and stuff like that.

Don't worry, there is no entrance exam I don't think :smile:

Although there may be an English one for you as you'd be an international student.

Yeah, if I get a conditional the conditions would most likely be that I'd have to get a good number on either IELTS or TOEFL. The tests cost like 150 quid or more, ugh. Oh well, Scotland is totally worth it :biggrin:

Thanks for the info x

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Original post by FinnLassie

Yeah, if I get a conditional the conditions would most likely be that I'd have to get a good number on either IELTS or TOEFL. The tests cost like 150 quid or more, ugh. Oh well, Scotland is totally worth it :biggrin:

Thanks for the info x

Good luck to you =]
But may I ask, why do you think Scotland would be worth it? lol

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Original post by Gjaykay

Good luck to you =]
But may I ask, why do you think Scotland would be worth it? lol

Well, let's just say I'm most likely going to spend quuiiiite many years in Scotland due to a certain someone. :biggrin:

No use getting a Finnish degree then!

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K.AND

Original post by sounimaginative

That sounds like my group! I'm not sure how else to describe my group to see if it was the same one :/ We were up a flight of stairs and along a bit?

yeah there was stairs and a along a wee bit! i know so hard to describe!

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evie1234

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Ooh tomorrow is the start of the week that comprises "the end of February...the beginning of March" this is when Stirling said they would send out offers??? Hopefully we will hear from this week, I don't think I can take much more waiting!!

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