Good Interview Questions/Ways to Keep Conversation Rolling?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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Hello! I have an interview for CMU this weekend, and I was wondering if anyone had some good ideas of questions I could ask the rep to keep conversation flowing? Some of the usual ones I use include:

What was your major and favorite class when you went to this school?
Would you say that this school has a more competitive or cooperative environment?
Can you explore areas outside of your major? (Since I want to go into engineering, but I’ve always wanted to take a college level art course)
What is something about this school’s culture that you think really sets it apart?

I was wondering if anyone else had some questions that they usually asked and that they think are good things to find out from the alumni representative?

Thank you so much!

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I’d recommend trying: ‘Do you have any advice for me as a freshman at CMU?’
Also try asking them about any clubs/out of class activities they participated in. There’s a lot to do at CMU, and so I’m sure they’ll have stuff to talk about.

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Those are good! Thanks!

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Ask about buggy and carnival! :slight_smile:

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oo i think i heard about those vaguely. good question!