OT School Mock Interview

Master 20 OT School interview questions covering clinical reasoning, fieldwork, and your commitment to occupational therapy.

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Why did you choose occupational therapy?

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Makayla Donigan

Makayla Donigan is a Certified Nurse Aide, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, and Medical Copywriter.

A generic response of helping people will not answer this question adequately. Answer the question personably. You could do a lot of things, show them why you want to do occupational therapy. Having the interviewer relate to your motivations will allow them to see that you have a strong will to do well in their program and as an occupational therapist (OT).

Makayla Donigan

Makayla Donigan is a Certified Nurse Aide, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, and Medical Copywriter.

"I chose occupational therapy because occupational therapists can work with any population group in various settings, from practicing in hospitals to working in outpatient clinics. I have had a lifelong interest in health, but I narrowed in on occupational therapy after seeing it in practice for an aunt. An occupational therapist came to our home and worked with my aunt to help her learn how to feed herself after a bad accident. I will never forget watching my aunt slowly but surely reach new milestones herself. It wasn't all about what the medication could do, but the occupational therapist thought about my aunt as a person and what she was capable of doing with time and effort. After that, I knew that this is what I wanted to do."

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20OT School Interview Questions & Answers

1.Why did you choose occupational therapy?

2.In your own words, what is occupational therapy?

3.What characteristics do you think are required to be a great OT?

4.Tell us about your shadowing experience. What did you learn? What interested you the most?

5.Where do you think Occupational Therapists fit into the constantly changing sphere of healthcare?

6.Why Occupational Therapy and not Physical Therapy (PT)?

7.What do you think your daily life as an OT student will be?

8.Have you had a difficult class or job? What did you do to overcome the challenge?

9.How do you deal with stress and a large workload at work/school?

10.Describe a time when you were part of a team that had to achieve a goal. What was your role, and what was the outcome?

11.What other schools have you applied to? What are you looking for in an OT program?

12.What areas of research interest you?

13.What would you do if you saw a co-worker become physically aggressive with a patient that they were treating?

14.What would you do if your managing supervisor asked you to retain a patient that, in your opinion, had reached their maximum potential for care?

15.How would you handle a difficult patient that became verbally aggressive while you were treating them?

16.What is your favorite hobby not related to medicine?

17.Tell us about your biggest accomplishment.

18.What is your greatest weakness?

19.Describe a time you went above and beyond for a patient or customer.

20.If you could be any animal on earth, what animal would you want to be? If you could be any animal on earth, what animal would you want to be? If you could be any animal on earth, what animal would you want to be?