<p>So, I have spent some time preparing for the basic college interview questions, and I am now looking up things more specific to Harvard. Are there any special programs you would recommend I research so that I can discuss it tomorrow? thanks</p>
<p>medical, the program you are applying to, more knowledge the better</p>
<p>good idea thanks. I also want to talk about their switch from core curriculum to general ed requirements and their freshmen seminars.</p>
<p>yeah you should, just be yourself and good luck</p>
<p>thanks very much</p>
<p>no problem and go over interview questions it helps</p>
<p>Just be a sweet dude. Don’t sound too nonchalant but don’t sound like you have something up your rear end either.</p>
<p>Three years ago, Lowellbelle posted an excellent thread called “How to get into Harvard” which as of now is on p. 8 of the Harvard forum. She gave very good advice on all aspects of the application process including the interview:</p>
<p>"5. The interview.
Be respectful and show a genuine interest in the SCHOOL, not just the name. If you’re lucky, you will have something in common (music in my case) with your interviewer; even if you don’t, you can still ask about their experience at the school. They have seen hundreds, possibly thousands, of kids with the same scores and the same activities and the same everything–what makes you unique? Why do you want to go to that specific school? Why do you want an EDUCATION? (really think about this one–it’s very important). If you won’t fit at that school, don’t try to fit their “agenda”–you won’t be happy, even if it <em>is</em> Harvard or Yale or another Ivy. I didn’t go to Boston College because, as wonderful as it is, I didn’t fit their mold, and I refused to change myself to fit it. College is a time of discovering yourself (really), as clich</p>
<p>hey xargon when did you submit your app to get an interview this early?</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK WITH THE INTERVIEW!!!</p>
<p>I submitted it around the seventh of November, and thanks. I think it went really well. my interviewer was a doctor at my local hospital, and she was very nice. She asked me one curveball question, which was to compare the modern United States with the Roman Empire at the time of Caesar. I had fun with that one, and I was glad that I had such a friendly interviewer. and thanks for the great advice gadad</p>
<p>I have my interview next Tuesday with a doctor at MY local hospital.
Kind of freaking out about it…
Any advice??!</p>
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<p>That question does NOT mesh with my criteria for a friendly interviewer! 
What did you respond?</p>
<p>That sort of question sounds excellent. In my view the more curveball questions they ask and you respond to well, the better, because it gives the interviewer, and the adcom at a further remove, a greater ability to genuinely distinguish between students. The generic interview questions offer very little that can’t be communicated in the application itself, whereas demanding on-the-spot thinking questions offer an insight into both the way the think, and just how good a thinker you actually are in real-life (as opposed to essays that take ages of planning etc.).</p>
<p>She was kind of laughing as she asked that question and said I’m trying to see if you can think on your feet. I mentioned how at the time of Caesar Rome was just transitioning from a Republic to an empire. It did not control all the territory that it did during the AD years, in fact Caesar had only recently conquered Gaul. I discussed how the goal of rome was to conquer the known world, and did so by force. Meanwhile the US is at the center of an economic empire in contrast. We did not become a military superpower until after WWII. Before WWII, we were an economic superpower, beginning in the last few decades of the ninteenth century. The difference is that the US was formed on economy while Rome was formed on military. Afterwards she said that was a great answer, so in retrospect I’m glad she threw me a tough question. As for advice, go in knowing some specific reasons you want to go to that school, and a couple specific questions about it. and be able to explanation in depth about your activities and such.</p>
<p>has anyone else interviewed with Harvard yet? what were your experiences?</p>
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<p>You’re awesome. :D</p>
<p>lol thanks</p>