<p>On Sunday I will have my Harvard alumni interview. This was set up last night. I am kind of freaking out because it is my first interview and because of the short notice I didn't have the chance to do a practice interview with a counselor. I am mostly unsure as to what sort of questions I should prepare for my interviewer-I am applying to Harvard College, and he only went to Harvard Business School. Also I am unsure what I (girl) am supposed to where (we're meeting in a restaurant). Advice anyone?</p>
<p>It really depends on the interviewer. I guess you can pretty much expect the “Why Harvard” question, although my own interviewer didn’t ask me that. Be ready to talk at length about yourself, at any rate.</p>
<p>what kind of resaturant? fancy, casual? dress accordingly. But, no matter what, I wouldn’t wear jeans unless they’re darkwash. relax. practice interview? what the heck, that’s sooo unnecessary. CHILL. just be yourself, unless you’re really boring or neurotic, in which case, channel someone interesting. When they look at who to accept, they want someone who will be able to contribute to a table in Annenberg during lunch. the questions they ask will vary from person to person. but wtv you do, don’t say to your guy, you “only” went to Harvard business school.</p>
<p>I wasn’t saying that he only went to Harvard Business as if it were a bad thing, because obviously its not, but I just think it would be a completely different experience than Harvard College</p>
<p>best advice for prepping for an interview:</p>
<p>think up questions you may be asked, such as:</p>
<p>who has influenced you the most in hs?</p>
<p>what would you change, if anything, about your hs?</p>
<p>who are you? (a brief summary)</p>
<p>what are your interests and why?</p>
<p>and think up well-thought out answers</p>
<p>My interviewer mentioned we may have a religion talk during the interview. Do you have any good ideas or suggestions?</p>
<p>^Just don’t say anything that could be offensive. To anyone.</p>
<p>i was so nervous at my first interview and i hadn’t had any practice either. after the first five minutes of my interview though, i completely calmed down and the interview ended up going great. </p>
<p>you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>i have mine tomorrow…i’m kind of wondering what i should bring. are you bringing a resume or anything?</p>
<p>you don’t need to bring a resume. My interviewer clearly told me.</p>
<p>Lovebirds - IMHO, religion is used by many in this country as the last acceptable refuge against diversity and multiculturalism. One’s faith community is about the only place where one can be surrounded solely by like thinkers and fend off others with differing beliefs. But religious life at Harvard seems to be the antedote to that narrow mindset. My Protestant daughters eat frequently at the Hillel House, they participate in the Hindu Diwali festival, dance with the South Asian association, etc. The gospel choir has black students, white students, students in turbans; the university breakdancing group is predominantly Asian, etc. There was a recent incident at a squash match where students from the other team’s campus shouted a lot of racist hostilities at the international Harvard players. I asked my daughters if they could see Harvard students doing something similar, and they both said that the resulting backlash and ostracism from peers would probably keep a bigot from publicly exposing his or her attitude. To me, this cultural norm of religious and cultural openness is one of Harvard’s greatest assets.</p>
<p>wear jeans if you want to. jesus, it’s informal as hell.</p>
<p>@gadad. Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>my interviewer told me to bring a resume, as well as anything that shows off my academic excellence, creativity, and extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Just calm down and act like a normal person.</p>
<p>Be prepared to say something to the inevitable “Do you have any questions for me?”</p>
<p>Really, for the most part, interviewers try to put the applicant at ease and ask exactly the sort of questions you’d expect.</p>
<p>Why Harvard, What’s your favorite EC. Which courses did you enjoy the most. What do you do for fun. What’s your favorite book/movie/tv show and why.</p>
<p>You should wear the sort of clothes you’d wear at that type of restaurant. Nice pants, a blouse, a sweater or jacket would be fine. If you prefer to wear a skirt, I’m sure that’s fine too, just don’t make it too short. If you have piercings in places that make adults uncomfortable, I wouldn’t wear them, but nothing wrong with pierced ears.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>make sure you look pretty (dress nice) and smell nice. Don’t let them judge you</p>
<p>So KCB - how’d it go?</p>
<p>pretty well, I think 
He was into the performing arts, which definitely helped me connect with him since I do ballet. He was really easy to talk to and said I did well conveying the depth of my EC’s. And he gave me a lot of good advice and really interesting perspective on the harvard experience. It was fun :D</p>
<p>ahh my interviewer never told me to bring a resume!! should I? my interview is next week…</p>
<p>If s/he didn’t ask for it, you don’t have to bring it.</p>