PT School Mock Interview

Prepare for 20 PT school interview questions covering clinical experience, patient care philosophy, and your commitment to physical therapy.

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What first made you interested in the Physical Therapy (PT) profession?

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Makayla Donigan

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

This question serves two purposes for the interviewer. First, it is an opportunity to get to know you more personally and connect with you as an applicant. Second, it is a way for the interviewer to evaluate your motivations for applying to PT school beyond a desire to help people or the PT salary.

Makayla Donigan

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

"In high school, I had my hopes set on becoming a pediatrician because I loved kids. I went to college as a pre-med student until I injured myself playing club soccer. The doctor who treated my injury sent me to physical therapy. That exposure to the field changed everything for me, and I immediately became interested in physical therapy over pre-med."

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20PT School Interview Questions & Answers

1.What first made you interested in the Physical Therapy (PT) profession?

PT School Mock Interview

What first made you interested in the Physical Therapy (PT) profession?

20PT School Interview Questions & Answers

1.What first made you interested in the Physical Therapy (PT) profession?

2.Of all the allied health professions (MD, PA, OT), what made you apply for PT school?

3.What do you think is the biggest problem in Physical Therapy, now or in the coming future?

4.What do you offer to the profession of physical therapy?

5.Do you have any clinical or professional experiences that have prepared you to work in PT?

6.Physical Therapy programs are academically intense programs. How do you plan on managing the stress of the school?

7.What courses have you taken that will help you as a PT?

8.Why are you a strong candidate for our program?

9.Tell us one thing about yourself that is not represented elsewhere in your application.

10.What inspires you most in life?

11.How do you collaborate with others?

12.What is your most memorable interaction with a patient?

13.How would you handle a situation where you disliked your patient?

14.Suppose you go into a patient's room and they refuse PT treatment because they are listening to their favorite radio show, what do you do?

15.What is one ethical standard that PTs should follow?

16.What does success mean to you?

17.Tell me about a time you experienced failure? What did you do to overcome it?

18.What is a strength you have that will help you become a successful PT?

19.Tell us about a time when you had to work with people who are different from you.

20.What do you plan to do if you do not get into PT school?