<p>So u guyz ever had when your interviewer asks what other colleges are u applying to? Like what are they trying to ascertain from this question? How should you answer this question, or is it really not as a big of a deal question as i am thinking it is?</p>
<p>All of the questions they ask you, should be taken seriously and to them it's a big deal because if you're being interviewed by them and applying to them they want to know that you're a student who really wants to attend their school and they want to see who you are competiting for and whom they are competiting with to obtain you as a student for their school. But if you mention to many schools it will show that you aren't dedicated whereas only applying to a couple shows how much more you want to get into those few schools and get into their school.</p>
<p>Your best off answering honestly. Take it serious, but "your favorite thing to do" doesn't have to be saving children in third world countries. In the end, most schools don't really put much weight on interviews. It's a chance for you add another human element to your application and for them to get a feel of where and if you'd fit into the school. I've only had one so far, and it was Cornell. She asked me some questions and I asked a few, but she spent the most time describing a summer program at a completely different school for me to look into.</p>
<p>My Georgetown interviewer asked me, and I answered honestly. However, I mentioned lower-ranking schools first, then slipped in one or two Ivies. She was actually happy with the fact that I was applying to a wide range of schools.</p>
<p>My MIT interviewer asked me this question. I answered honestly, and he seemed pleased as well. In fact, he used the fact that I was applying to a range of competitive schools to give me a bit of financial aid advice. So I don't think they're asking this question maliciously.</p>
<p>They are not suppose to ask that question, but most of them do anyway out of curiosity. My daughter (2 years ago) never came right out to answer that question. She usually answered it by saying, "I am looking at schools mostly in the ___ region, I am looking to major in ___so schools that offer such program, I like schools with..." They usually got the hint and moved on.</p>
<p>Tough questions were about current events - politics, economy, or your ECs. A question from an interviewer, "What would you do over again in HS if you had the opportunity?" Another interviewer asked her different ballet dance styles from Russia and South America because ballet was my daughter's EC. Know your hobbies and ECs. If you put mountain climbing as your hobby, make sure you know some famous mountain climbers, what kind of equipments, and name some mountains you have climbed. </p>
<p>My daughter had 8 interviews out of 10 she applied, needless to say she had some bizarre interviewers. Most interviews have no great impact on the admission, but do not refuse it if they should offer to you.</p>