Hey! I am going in for my Banneker interview next week, and was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice (what to wear, etc.)
Thanks!
Dress like you would for any other type of interview, and be your self. Congratulations, good luck.
@Stratocaster congratulations! I would dress pretty formally: button-down, tie and jacket (if not a suit) if you are a guy. If you are a girl I would wear a nice dress or something along those lines.
Thanks y’all! I think I’m going to wear a dress. Does anyone know if they focus more on academics or extracurriculars?
Interview is very informal and only about 10-15 min long. Make sure to get there at least 15-20 min before your interview time. Just relax and enjoy the day. They are not trying to stumble you with trick questions. It’s more of “get to know you” type of interview.
Congrats! There’s a lot of good advice already out there, if you just search “umd banneker key interview” on Google. The interviews are very short (~15 minutes), so for me they pretty much just asked questions one after another with a minute or two at the end for my own questions.
There’s not a whole lot you need to prep beforehand, but do be prepared to talk about your interests and answer fairly standard questions like:
-Why do you want to come to UMD/What do you like about UMD?
-What do you think will be your biggest challenge here?
-What activities do you plan on getting involved in?
etc.
does anyone know where I can find my interview time?
@Stratocaster It is in the B/K letter you received.
i have the date, just not the specific time (it gives me a time range)
Has anyone received any notification on if they received the scholarship or not?
no, I’m very anxious about it!
This is the last decision my D needs to make a final decision. Waiting, waiting …