<p>…how was it?..what did your interviewer ask???jejakfsd;:</p>
<p>I had mine a few months ago because i sent in my common app early (nov 1) for my EA school. The interview was only 45 minutes long, I just came prepared with things to talk about, including my talents, interests and EC activities. I wore a full suit, and my interviewer was impressed, so I'd advocate doing that. I also spoke clearly and confidently, which my interviewer commented on as well. As for the questions, it was mostly me telling him about what my skill areas are, briefly about my grades, and then at the end it was more "why are you interested in Harvard?" and "what separates you from other applicants?". If I were you, I'd think about that last question for a while to come up with a solid answer. I hadn't thought about it, but I came up with my work ethic. Overall it was pretty easy, just be cool about it and show interest!</p>
<p>-steve</p>
<p>lemme answer my own question..yes i did anisha</p>
<p>it wasnt bad at all... my interviewer was very nice and we had a nice conversation</p>
<p>Mine's next Tuesday...!</p>
<p>i had mine. I really, really enjoyed mine...it was the first one I'd ever done and I just felt really good about it. the first thing my interviewer did was tell me to pick one of the three chairs in his office. (i picked the swiveling one, :))</p>
<p>Good choice; you can keep your options open to go left or right.</p>
<p>haha! that's a good point!</p>
<p>I had to really stop myself from playing around with the swivel feature though, lol.</p>
<p>I had mine today - it went great! My interviewer said it went great and that I was really interesting, so woohoo! He asked me general stat stuff (like ap scores, sat, class rank) and a surprising amount of stuff about my parents (like job and college and stuff). He basically asked me about myself (he started with my major and math/science interests) and I basically took it in the direction I wanted. I talked about how I had first developed my love and interest for science in 9th grade in taking advantage of an EC and then I talked about that a lot. Then I told him about my job of 3+ years and he was impressed that I had stayed at the same place for so long. Lastly I told him about how my peers and teachers consider me a "champion of the common man" and how most people my age are all about me,me,me - I framed it into my major of biochem. I told him that instead of just trying to get my name in a textbook as some scientific law that I want to make a real contribution to humanity - I gave him an example of genetically engineering crops to grow all season to aid food shortages.</p>
<p>Overall it went really well - I may have talked a bit fast but I tend to do that. I was really comfortable - you have to show that and your interviewer will know that. I was sitting up the whole time and it made a difference in his response. He was really nice too so that helped. Goodluck to all future interviewees.</p>
<p>For people who have had more several college interviews, did you find the harvard one harder or more formal than others?</p>
<p>i have my harvard interview on saturday.
prospect151- a full suit? do you really have to wear something so formal?</p>
<p>No! I certainly did not.</p>
<p>suburbian - my harvard interview was a little more formal than the others because my interviewer was a big shot, while the rest do not carry honorary titles.</p>
<p>axfr - i didn't think a full suit was nescessary, but it's certainly better than going there with faded hole-at-the-knees jeans.</p>
<p>I have my interview tomorrow. Thanks to all the people with advice! Hopefully it will go well. I will let you know if I get any wierd questions.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, about the whole suit thing- I was told to go business casual. Not overly formal but not sloppy. I have heard that going in a full suit sometimes gives the interviewer the impression that you are trying to hard to impress them. But who knows, it probably depends on the interviewer.</p>
<p>I think you should dress appropriately for the location where the interview is being held. If the interviewer is a lawyer with a big fancy office downtown, you might wear a suit if the interview is at his office. But you probably would not want to wear a suit if the interview was at his home or at a suburban coffee-shop.</p>
<p>AXFR - Well, you only interview for harvard once....or at least most people do! Putting on a suit for me isn't so extreme, dress to impress, and its always better to overdress than underdress, I believe.</p>
<p>This is true. I think my experience is probably going to be quite different from most of the ones you all have had. It sounds like most everyone is from a big city. I live in a small town in Wisconsin and when my interviewer called me he first proposed that we meet in a Subway. He later called me back and has decided to just come to my school.</p>
<p>you guys all had great interview experienes...i cant say the same:(..it went by soo fast..and..just..:(</p>
<p>if the interview is taking place at your school, or someplace like Subway, you probably don't want to wear a suit. It would be too out of place to made a good impression.</p>