<p>Im a rising senior and i toured GW once before during the school year and I think i'm gonna tour it again in August cause I'm pretty interested and GW is my top choice. In the visit section sign up on the website there's an Interview option they offered and they said it counts toward the admission decisions. Since I'm counting on the scholarships that GW offers and I think I can get a pretty decent amount, do you recommend I sign up for an interview? I talked to some people and they said I should and that I should actually interview with some other schools that are not my top choice to get a feeling what interviews are like.
And if anyone here who has done that, can you tell me what its like? Is it intense? what kind of questions do they ask? How should I prepare myself for it?
Thanks a lot in advance</p>
<p>100% yes - do the interview.</p>
<p>D said it wasn’t high-pressure - a nice conversation. puts a face on your file.</p>
<p>personally, i’d say try to get one with <em>your</em> admissions rep, although D signed up for one with her’s, when she got there it turned out to be an alumni interview bec. the rep was so booked and D had signe up so late.</p>
<p>If GW is your top choice then you definitely want an interview. That shows interest and that’s what GW wants. When my daughter had hers there were a bunch of kids there along with the regional admissions director. She was not conducting interviews. Make sure you introduce yourself to he/she. Make sure they can put a face to a name. Her interview was with a parent of a GW junior. </p>
<p>Make your intentions clear. Also when you write your essay, state why you want to attend GW. Do not write how much you want to attend school in DC. Remember GW does not like being a 2nd choice to Georgetown.</p>
<p>If GW is your first choice, and especially if you’re uncomfortable with interviewing, definitely try to interview somewhere else first so you see what the process is like & get some of the nerves out.</p>
<p>Agree with everyone here, the interview is a good thing. It is not required (my first child did not do one, second one did, both admitted). It was low key and friendly, and questions were not tricky. Asked about you, what you like, why you like GW, what books or magazines you read, etc. Great chance to put a face on your application.</p>
<p>Agree with above - Interview shows “demonstrated interest”. Interview on-campus @ admissions during your visit if you can. Make sure you practice ahead - even thought it’s “low-key”. Research GW ahead and know what you want @ GW and what it has to offer.</p>
<p>Remember - after this year’s admission stats - GW is no longer “Georgetown Waiting” University!</p>
<p>CJ</p>
<p>thanks a lot for all the advices. So i’m definitely gonna sign up for an interview.
just a quick question. I am an international student from Vietnam and i spent my junior and senior year in America and i’ll be graduating from an American high school. Do you think I can take any advantage in that and how should I do it. I think DC is pretty overwhelmed with international students from all over the world so I was thinking they dont really want int’l students a lot.
all of your comments inspired me… I think i’ll do some more research to know more about GW and what they are proud of and really emphasize those things during the interview to prove that I’m really interested in GW itself.
and the last thing is, did anyone receive any scholarship from GW? I know I’m not qualified for financial aid so scholarships are my only hope but I think they do give a lot, especially when tuition is so high, and they said on the website that over half of the students admitted to the Engineering school got their Engineering scholarship (that’s where I’m going)
thanks again! you really helped me.</p>
<p>GW especially values the fact that you take the time to interview. When I talked to an admissions officer at a fair (before I interviewed) he told me to fill out a mailing list card even though I was already on it because they keep track of how many times you talk to admissions officers. So, every time helps. As for Vietnam, it certainly helps. I would think of some ways to incorporate it into the interview and consider making it the focus of your admissions essay.</p>
<p>If you read through the decisions tread from about 3 months ago(wow can’t believe it was that long ago) you will see a lot of students with amazing numbers were actually rejected. I feel in so many ways that this is because they did not show the interest that GW wants to see. GW wants students that want it and they seem to have an ego that can see when you are applying there simply for a back up school. </p>
<p>If you are sure you want to go to GW then i would highly recommend ED I or ED II since acceptance rates are much higher.</p>
<p>Make sure you interview, I would go even as far as getting in touch with your admissions rep for your area directly and saying you are interested in interviewing. I did this and it turned out i actually got to do a phone interview with my admissions rep which i feel really helped me a ton. Someone said make sure not to talk about going to school in DC and more GW and I can say that I talked more about going to school in DC but i put a major emphasis that GW felt like the only school that was actually in the city and offered everything that I wanted. I felt like this is a big thing they looked for. </p>
<p>As for questions to think about, I would not make a script for them, you will be asked something along the lines of:</p>
<p>Why GW?
What kind of student do you plan on being your freshman year?
Regrets from high school?</p>
<p>I only say these three because I got questions like it but as everyone else would say it was pretty laid back and more of a conversation. Make sure you ask at least one or two questions at the end when they ask you if you have any questions. Even if you feel like you know everything ask a question that shows you care like “How does the feel of the Mt Vernon campus contrast with the foggy bottom campus” or something that is just more than a statistic.</p>
<p>I was awarded a $20K scholarship and I feel like my interview helped a bunch but more than anything I showed that I really wanted to go to GW and I love the school.</p>
<p>I hope this helps, I really need sleep now…</p>
<p>Zach</p>
<p>I didn’t do an interview when I was applying (I’m a rising junior). I didn’t actually do too much to show a “demonstrated interest,” either, I don’t think. I didn’t even apply ED, as I’d heard from my boss at my summer job (is a rising senior at GW), that ED kids get gyped on financial aid. I’m not so sure that that’s actually true, though, as I know a few ED kids that have pretty hefty financial aid packages.</p>