<p>What are some good questions to ask a Brown alum?
I know this has been discussed a bit, but if my interviewer did not specify casual/formal…how should I (a male) dress?
How long does an alumni interview usually take?
Any common questions that Brown alumni typically ask? (besides for the obvious WHY BROWN?)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My alumni interview is going to be at my interviewer's office....does this change how i should dress?</p>
<p>no matter what u should ALWAYS dress appropaiately at an interview. not really like a suit or anything, but maybe a dress shirt with dress pants? it wouldnt hurt</p>
<p>and i had my interview last week. i asked about job offerings at brown, oh and ask how the alumni got interested in brown. theyll go on for hours about that. ha</p>
<p>dress shirt and dress pants? okay...are you sure that's not too formal? i guess if i'm meeting him at his office i should dress up rather than down...</p>
<p>haha they definitely will go on about how they got interested in brown...thanks!</p>
<p>np. and ur going to the office? then it must be formal. haha yes they will go on cuz u wanna make ur interview very long</p>
<p>Office - maybe don't wear jeans. I think alumni like to be asked questions like what were some of your best experiences at Brown? Have you gone back for reunions? (then as pointed out above, they will have a wonderful time reminiscing) Some of them will be years out and really won't be up on things like how many credits you have to take. Don't ask them questions like that anyway, because that's on the website and being so interested in Brown, you have memorized all published information.</p>
<p>Interviews last on average an hour -- which means some are as short as 30 minutes and others can go for 90 minutes. </p>
<p>I think wearing a dress shirt and pants is much too formal. Honestly, jeans really are OK -- or khakis if you insist on looking nicer. The most important is for you to be comfortable.</p>
<p>One of my favorite questions was a kid who said she'd heard Brown was a quirky place, and what was an example of something quirky. (And I had an immediate answer.) The reunion question can be sticky, because not all alums go back for reunions (now, I go back but I've never been asked that).</p>
<p>There are no common questions suggested to interviewers. We do like to know why you are interested in Brown, and want some evidence that you've done the research to answer that intelligently. The interview is also a good opportunity to talk in depth about something that you may not have written much about in your application.</p>
<p>Interviews last anywhere from 20mins to 2 hours.</p>
<p>Ask whatever you're interested in.</p>
<p>They don't matter. I was told so by my interviewer and this was confirmed later. It is only a mechanism for you to learn more about the school.</p>
<p>My interviewer was really chill. I asked him/her about some of his/her experiences at Brown, and he/she proceeded to tell me about the numerous times that he/she got caught drinking, but was merely reprimanded instead of arrested.</p>
<p>I hope I did well anyways.</p>