<p>hey I'm havin my interview on wednesday and the guy talked about how he has a 'format' given to him.</p>
<p>So I'm assuming he has questions given to him by the admissions office that he's supposed to ask.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what kind of questions they ask? Or is it more of an open conversation instead of a question-answer interview?</p>
<p>I had my interview back in October, and it was extremely open ended. We talked for a long time, just as a normal conversation about what we liked to do, where we were both from... As advice I would say to make sure you know exactly why you want to go to the school, and have specific questions ready to ask him about the school. Those are good because they show that you have researched, and to ask quickly if there are any weird silences. Good Luck!</p>
<p>i had my interview in november, the person who interviewed me was a senior at jhu. He didnt exactly have a "format," but he did ask me several questions you'd expect them to ask such as what classes are you taking, do you have any leadership skills, what ECs do you have, which one do you like. I asked ALOT of questions, because I learned (from somewhere) that asking questions (good ones) shows that you know about hte school and is interested in it and just looking to learn more. HOWEVER...he did ask me a very very wierd question, he asked me if i were stranded on an island what are 3 things i'd bring with me. That really came out of nowhere, and I had no idea what it say, so I said what came to mind and explained myself. I asked him if there are a list of questions he had to ask interviewers, and he said no, its just the normal questions (like ECs and stuff i just listed) and then they can ask whatever is on their mind. It's not the answer that matters, it's how you present your answer and how you can justify yourself. Also, my friend who had an interview was asked what animal would he like to be...so he might pop up with some weird question like that.
goodluck, dont be nervous, just say the truth and be confident and explain yourself clearly.</p>
<p>wait, JHU has interviews? Are the compulsory?</p>
<p>my interview was pretty bad. i was only in his office for 30 minutes and the first 10 minutes he was making a business call. he showed me his list of questions and went through them in order: academics, extracurriculars, extenuating circumstances/extra information, why hopkins? there were probably 1-2 more but i don't remember them. i think my interviewer said the admissions office sends him a form with those questions and he fills out the answers to them. hope that helps.
and nomad, JHU has interviews but they're not mandatory. i think you had to request one by december 1 if you wanted one, though.</p>
<p>oh k.. dang it!!!</p>
<p>dang..i wanted an interview too</p>
<p>that's not completely true. You could only request an alumni interview till Dec 1st. However, you can still get an interview anytime if you visit their campus.</p>
<p>i had my interview WAY back in july. my interviewer was a senior at hopkins and he asked me unexpected questions like "3 words that describe you", "if you could switch places with anyone, who would it be" and "who's your favorite author" so there were some long pauses where I had to think of answers (thinking of three adjectives is way harder than it seems). And he didn't really ask anything to do with school like ECs or academics. i don't think it went very well.</p>
<p>yea, mine was a hopkins sr also. she seemed very disinterested from the beginning, even before i could do anything to shape her opinion of myself or whatever. i didnt like it. i think i woulda preferred being interviewed by an actual admissions staff. and she also asked me the "3 words you think your friends would use to describe you" question. i said "smart, funny, and diverse". she said "how can u be funny and diverse at the same time?" and i said "well, thats where diverse comes in." and then she laughed for a bit. looking back, those were bad choices, but at least i made her laugh.</p>
<p>My interviewer was a senior too. He seemed very relaxed, and any ice was immediately broken when he was required to ask me if I was comfortable with having the door of the little interview room shut. We both busted out laughing because it was such an absurd bow to liability.
It was more of a conversation than an interview, and he didn't ask any offbeat questions. The only questions that I remember him asking were why I picked my major and what my most important ECs were. He gave me a tip about transfering credits, and said something along the lines of "when you get to Hopkins," using the definitive future tense. At the end, he gave me his card and told me to e-mail if I had any questions. All in all, I thought it went well.</p>
<p>My interviewer was an alumni who now attends UCLA. She was pretty nice and she did have a format but she did not really follow it it was pretty much open ended. The first thing she asked was to tell her about myself anything i thought she should know then she told me about herself and so on. She asked a couple of other questions about school EC's my classes and of course why did i want to go to JH. I think it went pretty well it lasted for about 2 hours. i recommend researching the school before ur interview and jotting down a couple of questions to fill in when there's a long pause. Good Luck!!!</p>
<p>My interview absolutely SUCKED. I decided not to apply after that. The guy was a junior there. He arrived late, then told me about how he's a slacker there and how he gets drunk all the time. He said there are two groups: those who sit around all day and study (nerds) and drunk people who get Cs (him). He asked me that stupid 3 adjective crap, but a lot of the questions were trivial i.e. "What's your favorite movie?" Ugh. JHU is not the place for me.</p>
<p>^^^I went on a tour of JHU, Duke, and Emory over the summer. JHU was by far my first choice. Like JacoPastorius, it fell down my list after my interview. I wonder if admissions realizes that their interviewers turn people off? Not exactly the best way for them to up their applications...</p>
<p>Hi, I'm a parent of a HS senior this year and a '76 alumna of JHU. After reading this thread, I have decided that you all deserve better, and have written to the admissions office to join their alumni group which offers local interviews to applicants. I hope to provide a better experience for students like you: you deserve the best. Although I haven't been a student for a while, I've kept up with what's happening and visit occasionally (including on an admissions tour with my son last spring), and would strive to present an accurate view of JHU, along with striving to give the admissions staff an accurate view of who YOU are. Thanks for your honesty in this thread: it convinced me that I had to get off my rear end and volunteer.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for doing that. I definitely think that JHU needs to check up on the interviewers and set some guidelines for how they present the school. Interviews are the one time where the student has the opportunity to have a tete-a-tete talk with someone who is very familiar with the University and (for me at least) one of the deciding factors on whether I should apply. </p>
<p>Judging just from your posts on CC (or even the fact that you're on this board at all), I'm sure you'll give students a great snapshot of Hopkins and present a much more enjoyable experience than some of us have experienced.</p>
<p>I was really surprised at the number of people dissatified with their student interviewers. My own experience was great, and I know that it's one of the most sought after (and selective) campus jobs. It just seems really strange.</p>
<p>hey one quick question. what kind of size school is JHU in terms of student numbers? on the JHU wesite it says "the university enrolls 18,000 full-time and part- time students on three major campuses "</p>
<p>i'm guessing it's a medium sized school?</p>
<p>they have about 4,100 undergrads: i think it's considered pretty small.</p>
<p>gahhhh!! my interview is tomorrow (or rather, this afternoon..) and i'm so nervous! thanks to all of you guys for posting pointers and advice, though. :)</p>
<p>We talked for a bit and then she led me upstairs to her bedroom and seduced me. She was in her mid 40s but hot. Most inportantly, she wrote me a great rec and I got in, despite having mediocre grades...</p>