<p>I am about to go to my Georgetown interview. Any tips that EA acceptees could share? or other people for that matter?</p>
<p>there are like five threads devoted to this further down. good luck!</p>
<p>sure thing...</p>
<p>First off, look nice. If you are a guy, wear a tie. If you are a girl, wear the female equivalent of a tie (you can tell i'm a guy). You wanna give a real good impression and show that this is where you REALLY wanna go.</p>
<p>Second of all, as plato said (I think it was him), "Know thyself". I know it sounds silly, but when you are under the pressure of an interview and they ask you a question like "what are you involved in?", you gotta know how to respond. Some of us are involved in so much stuff we may forget to include something really important. Write down a list of everything you've been in and make sure you know it backwards and forwards...<em>F.Y.I. I don't know if taking that sheet with you would be such a good idea. Better to just know it by heart</em>. In addition to that stuff, know the vitals like GPA, ACT and SAT scores and percentiles, SAT, etc. Messing up on a question about that stuff wouldn't be very cool.</p>
<p>After getting to know the "WHAT" of you, you should get to know the "WHY". Lemme explain. Georgetown doesn't want people with 1600 SATs and no goals. They want people who are going to come to their university with goals and make use of what the institution has to offer. Know why you want to go there and what Georgetown can do for you. Also, know what you can do for Georgetown and what you will bring to campus. The interviewers probably see a million people, and you gotta distinguish yourself. </p>
<p>In addition to those aspects, you should know a little bit about the college you are applying to. If it's SFS, know a little about it. If its the college, know a little about that. I'm not saying memorize the history (although it couldn't hurt)....but take an interest in the school you want to go to and show the interviewer that you have done so.</p>
<p>After getting all these things down comes the toughest part for kids our age around adults (in my opinion). Be Yourself. If you are funny, be funny. If you aren't funny, don't try to be. If you are serioius, be serious and show you mean business. If you do this you should be just fine.</p>
<p>Follow these tips and things will go smoothly, I gaurantee. This is what I did, and I got in just fine. Good Luck to you sempitern!</p>
<p>I didn't dress up quite as much for my interview, just a button down shirt and slacks. Reflect on your ECs, your college/career goals, and any awards you may have won so you can talk articulately about them. Be confident, and come in with a firm handshake. You should be fine. Good luck!</p>
<p>Definitely bring a resume. My interviewer told me to bring one, but even if yours hasn't, you should. It helps a lot as a conversation guide. For example, at my Brown interview, my interviewer immediately noticed that I'm involved in Big Brother/Big Sister, a program she's familiar with. This started off the interview on a good note. I'd bring a resume to all of your interviews - I have and it's made things so much easier.</p>
<p>Also, since it's in an alumnus' home, don't overdress too much. You don't want to show up in a suit or anything like that. My interviewer was dressed fairly casually, and I wore a skirt and blazer. Just don't be too stiff - show your personality. </p>
<p>One last thing - make sure to think of a few questions ahead of time, but don't make it seem like you know nothing about the school. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>We met at Starbucks so we were both dressed pretty casually and the interview was more like an informal conversation that a question and answer session. Just be prepared with things to talk about</p>
<p>really? i suppose it varies quite a bit. We met at my interviewers office (he's an accountant). He was in a suit and I was dressed nicely as well.</p>
<p>roygbiv- that's exactly how mine was, too.</p>
<p>I was wondering what were your responses for what can you contribute to Georgetown? seems like a tough one...</p>
<p>that's where you have to tell what is unique about yourself...what distinguishes you from anyone else? Do you have a passion for something that no one else has? Do you have a unique background? Do you have ambititons? You gotta do some sould searching for that one....good luck</p>
<p>I honestly was not asked a single question, except "Why are you interested in Georgetown?" My interview was actually really strange. Essentially, my interviewer just talked at me for an hour about how his daughter goes to Georgetown and how he went there in the 70s. I've had a total of three interviews so far, and this one was definitely the worst. I left without a clear sense of how it went. It didn't seem to matter, though - I got in. From what I understand, your transcript and SAT scores are more important than everything else combined. That's what the admissions representative who visited my school told us.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I have my Harvard interview on Monday. That should be agood time.</p>
<p>Did people bring resumes/activities lists to your interiews? I haven't had my georgetown one, but for my other two I didn't bring any and it was fine. However, my friend got contacted for a gtown interview and the interviewer asked her to bring a resume/GPA/SAT scores/activity list. I don't think it's right for them to ask your GPA and scores...is this weird?</p>
<p>I didn't bring anything to my Gtown interview, but the guy from Harvard asked for my GPA/SATs. From what I understand, they really aren't supposed to see that stuff, but if they want it, you should give it to them.</p>
<p>Sketchyyy! :p</p>
<p>hella. .</p>
<p>my harvard interviewer didn't ask for GPA/SATs...although I might have filled them out on the sheet given to us beforehand...i don't know. i did mine on-campus.</p>
<p>good luck, netty (i use your old sn because this one is too...generic)</p>
<p>LOL "hella" sketchy. I'm glad that kind of caught on, even if it's only used in jest. :p</p>
<p>I have a friend who lives in Washington state (basically north Cali) and he says "hella" without anything after it. Ex: Dude, your interviewer wants your SATs? That's hella.</p>
<p>Well that just makes no sense, now does it? That is an egregious misuse of the word "hella."</p>
<p>And Washington state is like, a whole state away from NorCal (remember Oregon?). Definitely not close. He probably heard it down here and then started to try to use it, but failed. :D</p>
<p>It's okay, though. Hardly anyone outside of NorCal can use it completely correctly.</p>