<p>i applied to CAS early decision and was deferred. during the ED interview round, i wasn't contacted to get an interview, but i WAS contacted for an interview now. a few questions:</p>
<p>1) she asked for me to bring any materials. any suggestions/necessities? penn already has a copy of my transcript, resume, etc from the early round.</p>
<p>2) has anyone been asked any WILD questions? i know the interview barely counts (if at all) but i would rather be prepared for any curveballs..</p>
<p>3) i was thinking nice jeans and a polo. is that too casual?</p>
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2) has anyone been asked any WILD questions? i know the interview barely counts (if at all) but i would rather be prepared for any curveballs..
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<p>I didn't interview for Penn, but I did get some unusual questions for my MIT interview. For example, my interviewer asked me what I would do if I found out my best friend was a drug addict. I was given three options, each with its own pros and cons: Talk to the school guidance counselor, talk to my parents, talk to my friend's parents.</p>
<p>Another question was what I would do if I was Bill Gates, or Oprah, etc (Basically, if I was someone to whom money is no object)
I think those were the two strangest questions he asked...the rest were pretty straightfoward/expected.</p>
<p>Edit: Oh, another one was asking whether I would want to do genetic testing to determine whether I'm predisposed to any diseases (e.g. Parkinson's, Huntington's, etc)</p>
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1) she asked for me to bring any materials. any suggestions/necessities? penn already has a copy of my transcript, resume, etc from the early round.
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The interviewer doesn't have any of that. I always brought a resume and transcript in a folder. Almost every time the interviewer didn't care for it, and a couple times they seemed peeved because they wanted it to be a conversation and they knew how they wanted to lead the interview. But a couple times they skimmed through and asked questions.</p>
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3) i was thinking nice jeans and a polo. is that too casual?<a href="Assuming%20you're%20a%20guy">/quote</a> As a general rule I wore a button-down (sometimes with a jacket) or nice sweater, slacks, and oxfords or loafers, depending mostly on the weather and my mood. I was only overdressed once, when I went to my interviewer's house and she was wearing sweats, but that was an anomaly. Whatever, it was MIT. :p</p>
<p>All you need really is a polo and a pair of slacks (with some black dress shoes -- not sneakers or tennis shoes). It never fails -- it's one thing to overdress and feel a bit awkward about it, but it's even worse to underdress. I'd definitely say no jeans. Just stick with a polo and some slacks and you won't have to give it a second thought.</p>
<p>guys the interview generally takes place in the interviewer's house...in mine, i just went to her study and sat on the couch, she was sitting on the couch too with her legs up, and wearin shorts lol, it was really casual</p>
<p>How about wearing a Penn of wharton sweat shirt? That's what I was thinking of as I have three Penn related sweatshirt that I usually wear at school</p>