Hey, @JustOneDad, sorry. Thought we were on the same page - didn’t mean to tick you off.
I think listing possible questions for your child to consider is not the same as telling the student how to answer. I also think that teaching your child to not say anything critical in an interview is appropriate parenting. Some kids don’t know this. In fact, I’ve interviewed several adults who didn’t know this basic etiquette and bad mouthed their past or current employer. So I think it’s a good lesson to teach your kid prior to an interview. For example, don’t say negative things about your music teacher in an interview for a music scholarship. Is there some reason that you would not teach this to your child?
So, FWIW to the OP, what we did was help where needed to be sure our kids had an appropriate wardrobe selected, and knew how to enter an interview with a smile and an introduction and a firm handshake. We discussed possible questions so that our kids could consider how they would answer. Sure, they may be caught off guard with a wacky question. That happens. But on the other hand, the fact that they had considered some common questions made them more confident, then when the interviewer asks “What is your best trait”, they are ready to discuss it because they had considered it. Of course, if it turns out to just be a chatty discussion, and no tough questions are asked, then great! And perhaps some of the prep will come in handy in a future interview.
We also suggested to them to just enjoy the visit and have fun. We talked about how it would be a great learning experience and great interviewing practice regardless of the outcome. We talked about how you never know exactly what an interviewer is looking for, so you might as well assume he/she is looking for YOU. Be yourself (although, obviously, in my opinion, it’s best to be your PREPARED self!)
In the most recent scholarship interview one of my kids had, he was asked what his biggest disappointment was, and he had most likely never considered that exact question, but he felt he gave a good answer. He was also asked what his biggest flaw was, and he was really glad he had already considered that one and knew how to answer.
Good Luck to your daughter, @pumpkin65!