Carnegie Mellon Interview

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<p>I have an interview w/ an admissions counselor coming up and I was wondering:</p>

<p>what kinds of questions are asked?
what attire I should wear? (i'm a guy)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I did a quick seach of “interview” on this site and found one that may interest you.</p>

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<p>This may help also.</p>

<p>[The</a> Alumni Interview - What Applicants Should NOT Do | Recent The Ivy Coach Newsletters](<a href=“http://www.theivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-newsletter-about-college-admissions/the-alumni-interview-what-applicants-should-not-do.html]The”>http://www.theivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-newsletter-about-college-admissions/the-alumni-interview-what-applicants-should-not-do.html)</p>

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<p>With respect to attire…dress casual, but neat. If it has a hole in it, don’t wear it. My son wore a nice pair of jeans (pulled up to the waist), sneakers, and a polo-shirt. I thought that was pretty safe.</p>

<p>Obviously, you will be asked “why are you applying to CMU?”.</p>

<p>Also, its a good idea to have a list of questions to ask the interviewer.</p>

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<p>Thanks for you responses!
I ended up wearing some nice corduroys and a polo. The interview was pretty casual and informative</p>

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<p>Glad to hear it. Good luck!</p>

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<p>General rule of thumb – anything but sneakers.
Khakis and polos are just fine for ladies and men.
Brush your teeth, wash your hair (yes really) -and no offensive body odor nor overly strong after shaves and you’re fine. IMHO - a haircut is always a good idea if your shagginess covers your eyes.</p>

<p>Tepper - a bit different, dress pants, button down shirt and tie at a minimum. Suit would not be overkill - but also ok if you don’t own one. By all means a tie for tepper.</p>

<p>Relax and be yourself – and come with questions and not the ones that you could find answers to by yourself – that would show you are unprepared and really aren’t interested b/c you didn’t read the website yet.</p>