Hey there!
I recently had my interview with UWE and I've never felt so relaxed in an interview for University! We first had around half an hour being introduced to current students, we got to ask them questions and we got to know the other applicants. Then, a member of the lecturing team will come around and explain the dy to you! We had a group activity which we were given an article about an OT travelling to India, which we had to pick apart like a comprehension, but instead of interperating our annotations into an essay like you would in English, you had to present them in a discussion with the other people in your group (usually 3 groups) and a senior member of lecture staff along with a service user. Whilst you are working on the article, individuals are taken away to their individul interview in which you are asked questions such as 'When have you worked as part of a team?' or 'When have you had to do something which you didn't want to do?'. The questions are generally simple and easy to answer so you shouldn't struggle with that too much!
TIPS:
Individual Interview
- Appear confident, even if your are nervous just fake it!
- Take a bottle of water with you and take a sip of water... this gives you that little bit of extra time to think about your answers.
- When you give your answers, try and make them relevant to OT. Even if they're just silly things like when you work in a restaurant, try to make yourself look good whilst making yourself look compassionate and caring like an OT.
- DON'T PANIC
Group Activity
- Take some time to get comfortable with your group members, you may have to rely on them later on in the interview.
- No matter how silly you think the point is, MAKE IT!
- DO NOT BE QUIET, even if your team member is making the best of points, make sure you are also getting your own points across without being rude or interupting
- DON'T PANIC, the group activity is much more relaxed, its just you, your group members and the two interviewers. Nothing major!
Hope this helps!
Where are you applying?
Sophie
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