I am going in for an interview with an admissions counselor and I was wondering what I might be asked? This is my first and only college interview so I’m not sure how it goes. I hear interest in the school is very important to Case, which is why I am making the 3 hour drive there for this. Should I be prepared to talk about myself, my interest in the school? Just looking for some insight
@amarz12 https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/interviews this link is to college board and they have segments on common questions, how to prepare, and what to do before and after. I highly recommend researching the school and be prepared for the question “Why Case?” and potentially “What would you contribute to campus?” Additionally, they will ask you about your interests, favorite subject, least favorite subject, extracurriculars, and just try to get an overall sense of who you are. Always be prepared for the questions such as “What’s your favorite book?” (this one is incredibly common) However pretty much all the questions you’ll encounter are in that link. Practice before, but don’t be scripted and DO NOT answer the questions based on what you think they want to hear–show your personality. Good luck! Case is a great school
I would search here in CC on “interview questions” to get an idea of some common ones.
Make sure you can answer “What drew you to our University?”
The other thing to think about is “What is a college looking for?”
They are looking for intellectual curiosity, community involvement, leadership, if you have overcome obsticles, interest in their college. So weave those into your answers.
So don’t just say you were French Club Vice President, but that you planned and advertised an event that 100 students attended…you had to interact with the administration at your school, etc etc.
I do interviews and I talked to someone who didn’t have a ton of Extracurriculars…but it turned out that his parents were divorcing and he spent a great deal of time taking care of his brother…so we talked about the leadership aspects of that, etc.
Also, at the end of the interview, the intervier often asks if you have any questions for them. You want to have a couple of questions ready.
Questions you can ask:
(if the interviewer attended the college) What made you choose the college?
What is your favorite and least favorite aspects of the college?
What do you wish you did at college that you didn’t get to?
What were some of your favorite traditions at the college?
Do bring your resume (in whatever format you have)…it is useful to have to cover all bases. They may or may not want to use it.
Post interview: For those who may read this later and have one too, just relax. It was super casual and they were very friendly. They mainly asked about what I like to do, what my school and community was like. What’s my favorite class, favorite teacher, what made them a great teacher. Stuff like that. Just bring your resume and transcripts and it won’t be too long of an interview.