<p>^ hahahahaha omg I would kill for that kind of an interviewer. I'd be like "hellz yeah, let me read you some of the poetry I've written for my girlfriend recently!"</p>
<p>lol, writing talent + connection with interviewer FTW!</p>
<p>In my interview for Grinnell, the guy was talking about his daughter, who went to a private school here. He asked me about what makes me different from all of the other kids at my school, and I started my first sentence off with "Well, it's a pretty well-known that my school (which is a public school) is not like other PRIVATE schools, like Iolani (the private schools school his daughter goes to). </p>
<p>Luckily the guy had a sense of humor and laughed it off.</p>
<p>Then when I interviewed for Hamilton, the guy suggested that I take a statistics class in college, and being so engrossed with what he was saying, I said, "Oh, I will." I said it softly, so he may not have heard, and he kept on talking, so I suppose it was alright.</p>
<p>I too had a semi-tragic Swarthmore interview...this was partially because I was just planning on VISITING the campus with my family, but my dad actually scheduled me for an interview without saying anything about it until we got there...Which reminds me, I still need to obtain retribution for that.
The interviewer asked me all sorts of questions which I wasn't prepared for...the classic "Talk about a world issue that interests or concerns you" almost knocked me over since I drew a blank and before I knew it I was talking about Darfur (which I know nothing about really) and how I thought history would "judge it harshly". Apparently Swarthmore is actively involved in bringing attention to Darfur, so I guess that was ok in the end.
THEN somehow we got on the topic of Harry Potter (I was actually relieved at this point-I felt comfortable with this particular topic). But of course she had to say something about how she wished Neville had gotten to kill Voldemort. I responded, "Well, at least he got the snake right?"
I honestly think this offended her somehow, because she developed a doubtful expression and just muttered something like, "Uh..hmm..."</p>
<p>And to top everything off, to conclude the interview she asked me the worst thing, "Is there anything else you'd like to tell me?" Like I was just supposed to pull some amazingly interesting topic out of the recesses of my fried brain. So, again, before I knew what I was saying, I just replied with, "Um, yeah, well, I just really love learning. I...I really love learning and school and interacting with the world. And...yeah..." I accented this with a nervous chuckle.</p>
<p>To make everything worse, I replayed the interview over and over in my head during the next few hours and the 13hr. car ride home and immediately was able to think of very witty, clever, and fascinating things that I could have said in response. </p>
<p>Do over please?</p>
<p>This isn't a college interview, but it was equally as awkward and more so funny. </p>
<p>I was being interviewed for In-N-Out and the interviewer was looking at my resume and saw that I was president for both the Chinese Club and the Japanese Club in highschool. The interview went on as thus:</p>
<p>Him: So I see you're president of both the Chinese and Japanese club.
Me: Yup
Him: So which are you, Chinese or Japanese?
Me: <em>stares at him blankly</em> ...ummm... I'm Filipino.</p>
<p>LOL. People hardly guess my race right and I find it funny when they pull up the race card.</p>
<p>While I was at Oberlin my interviewer brought up something we had talked about like ten minutes earlier. I struggled to remember what I had said. There was like a eight second silence. I MEANT to say: 'Sorry, I lost my train of thought.'</p>
<p>But I said: 'Sorry, I hopped off the thought train.'</p>
<p>I'm SO lucky my interviewer thought it was hilarious. Luckily, the rest of the interview went fine.</p>
<p>oh gosh i just read all of those
i have a few interviews coming up so im sure ill be able to deliver some awkward stories soon</p>
<p>Totally forgot about this one. </p>
<p>MIT Interviewer: So, what's the last book you read for pleasure?
Me: Ummmm (help help can't think!), oh, Flowers in the Attic.
Interviewer:...isn't that about incest?
Me: Uhh, yeah, a little bit...
Interviewer: You read that for pleasure?
Me: A friend recommended it...</p>
<p>So awkward! I guess I gave the impression that I enjoy incest. Oops. And, gross.</p>
<p>This isn't a great one, but here goes.</p>
<p>I'm interviewing at a decent school, but (not to brag) pretty clearly a safety for me. Everything is going swimmingly. Then!</p>
<p>Interviewer: Describe yourself in one word.
Me: Uh... uh... uh... give me a second... independent?
Interviewer <em>with a weird expression</em>: How so?
Me: Um. I... don't... need people. I mean, that was stupid, of course I need people! But I don't, like, depend on them... Heh.</p>
<p><em>died a little</em></p>
<p>My interview took place at McDonalds... what more is there to say.</p>
<p>My interviewer told me over the phone to meet him at a local cafe at 2:00. I get there at 1:55 and proceed to wait for a full 35 minutes while the bus boys throw weird looks at me for sitting there for about a half an hour after finishing my drink.</p>
<p>I end up calling the interviewer's home (he apparently lived just across the street from the cafe), who then immediately rushed over and apologized profusely for forgetting.It went pretty well from there, so I guess it was a lot more awkward on his part. :-P</p>
<p>This part of the conversation was literally the beginning of the interview, when I was asked what questions I had for this particular school.</p>
<p>Me: So, what interesting things go on in campus during the school year?
Him: Well, two years ago a couple of students were shot to death.</p>
<p><em>silence</em></p>
<p>^ omg. epic fail on the interviewer's part.</p>
<p>this wasn't for colleges but an interview nonetheless</p>
<p>Interviewer: So, what leader to you look up to?
Me: [thinks] omg omg omg who should i say, um leader, leader... [says] Well, right now, I look up to Barack Obama. He's a leader. I mean.. he leads, and doesn't follow... -nonsensical ramble ramble-</p>
<p>-handface- Not only did I bring up a subjective person (this was right before the election) but I also gave no solid point for it. ... FAIL</p>
<p>Hahaha, I've done 3 interviews, and I have so many embarrassing moments to share....</p>
<p>Gtown interviewer: What qualities do you value in a college?
I: Diversity. [expands on it]
Gtown interviewer: So why Georgetown?
I: Because it's more conservative.
Gtown interviewer: ....</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>Gtown interviewer: If your friends had to use one word to describe you, what would it be?
I: I guess they'd say that I don't talk a lot, and it scares them sometimes.</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>I: (describing to Yale interviewer my recent trip to China) And I had dinner with some people in this... in this hotel called... what's it called? Shelaton? Sherandon?
Yale interviewer: It's Sheraton.</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>Yale interviewer: What did you learn from this experience?
I: Uhh.... (screws up my face and thinks for a really long time, facial features completely warped and contorted)
Yale interviewer: ... (is frightened)</p>
<h1>392...are you Sarah Palin??</h1>
<p>Also, on attire:</p>
<p>Georgetown:
I wore a prim neat khaki sweater, a black skirt, and heels.
The interviewer wore a lowcut white shirt and jeans.</p>
<p>Brown:
I toned down a bit and wore a casual sweater, jeans, and boots.
The interviewer was dressed from head to toe in leather.</p>
<p>Yale:
I was running late and put on the same outfit I had for Brown.
The interviewer was in a suit and tie.</p>
<p>at a internship interview, i bashed UCLA for a few minutes, then the interviewer proceeded to tell me his son just graduated from there</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>^LOL at phishfan's comment HAHA</p>
<p>Closest to awkward I've ever come is saying that I thought Obama's election was unfortunate for the country. Not too awkward, except the nterview was for University of Chicago. (Obama taught there) Ahh well, she asked me what I thought of the election results.....</p>
<p>haha thats so cute!</p>