<p>I just scheduled my Harvard Interview.
How hardhitting/probing/difficult are the questions? What questions did you get asked?
(I know that it's a "conversation," but that's what every school tells you and it can mean different things.)</p>
<p>I've already had an MIT interview and Rice interview which were totally opposite.</p>
<p>My MIT interviewer was really on the ball and asked me several questions that I didn't have answers to and that I had to think about about. It revealed my shortcomings and my strengths.</p>
<p>My Rice interview, on the other hand was very pleasant genial. I just talked about myself to this older Texan lady for about 45 min. She didn't ask very many probing questions. </p>
<p>So yeah. Where does Harvard Fall on this spectrum?</p>
<p>it really depends on the person who will interview you</p>
<p>personally, the person who interviewed me just asked me my SAT scores (he was in a rush to leave for a family get together)</p>
<p>my bestfriend though, she was bombarded with questions pertaining to philosophy and politics… </p>
<p>some people though enjoyed their interview… it was as simple as asking for their background and such, so i like i said before, it depends on the person who will interview you.</p>
<p>Mine, after the asking about numbers, was a conversation. Granted, it was a conversation about the history of jazz, French literature, existentialism, alcohol, and the theories of historians.</p>
<p>Just did mine today. Extremely conversational–mostly talked about myself, hobbies, future plans, etc, plus him talking about Harvard life and things. I wasn’t even asked the “Why Harvard” question.</p>
<p>i had mine a while back. i was surprised in that my interviewer spent about 7-10 mins talking about me and the next 30-45 mins were questions i had for her. judging by the other responses, i guess it really matters who you get as your interviewer</p>
<p>My son had an interview a few days ago, and it was a very pleasant and conversational interview. They talked about music, comics and recent books they read. The entire interview lasted about one hour.</p>