<p>While it's appropriate for your son to have his DOB and SSN on his resume when he sends that directly to colleges, he should eliminate that info from resumes that he hands out to alumni interviewers, scholarship interviewers, internship employers, etc. I agree with you about your concern. Indiscriminate sharing of that info could lead to identity theft. </p>
<p>When it comes to college interviews, his SAT and other standardized test scores should not be considered too private to share with interviewers.</p>
<p>When it comes to alumni interviewers and even things like jobs and scholarship programs, it can be a very good idea to keep SAT scores on the resume. When I taught college, I encouraged high scoring students who were applying for internships and scholarships to include their SAT scores.</p>
<p>I didn't bother reading through most of the thread, so forgive me if any of this is redundant.</p>
<p>I am currently applying to MBA programs, and I have done a couple of interviews already. The one question that a lot of people neglect to prepare for is....</p>
<p>Do you have any questions for us?</p>
<p>It looks very bad for the applicant if they do not have any questions for the interviewer. That tells them that they either don't care enough about the school to want to find out more, or that they haven't really thought about what they want out of a school.</p>
<p>These are the questions that I am always ready to ask.</p>
<ol>
<li> What surprises students most about your school once they arrive?</li>
<li> Do I have a chance to interact with Professor (insert name of famous professor in your area of interest here)?</li>
<li> Can you tell me about any personal experiences you've had with the alumni?</li>
</ol>
<p>And several more. Don't forget to prepare questions! Look at their website and know it inside and out. If something jumps out at you, jot it down and ask a question about it that isn't covered on the site.</p>
<p>Alcantekid, I have posted a thread on "Interview questions that you should ask" in the parent's forum. I guess great minds think alike. The following is a copy of my post:</p>
<p>What are some good questions to ask at interviews? </p>
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<p>I was listening to a college counselor give a speech at our high school. They strongly recommended that students ask questions at the interview, especially if the interview is being conducted by an admission's counselor. This supposedly shows that the student has both interest in the school and has researched the school.</p>
<p>Somes questions of interest that I suggested to my daughter were:
" What are new students surprised about when they come here?
"How accessible are professors in (your major)?
"What amount of mandatory office hours are required by the school?"
"Are professor's main responsibility teaching or research?"
"What is the placement record of the university in my major?"
"If I want to take courses outside of my major, how accessible are these courses, really?"
Here are two controversial questions, "What schools do you consider competitive schools (major), and in what way are you different from them?"</p>
<p>What are some other questions that kids should ask that are NOT normally found on web sites?</p>
<p>If you have gone to any kind of presentation for any particular school, make sure that you take that person's name down if they are an adcom. If something they say catches your attention, write it down. When you are interviewing, you can then say that you went to an info session on such-and-such date and so-and-so said x. Can you clarify what they meant?</p>
<p>This serves multiple purposes. First, if you went to an info session, it shows strong interest. Second, by dropping a name, the interviewer might then contact that person and hopefully they can say something positive about you. Third, it's a good question. </p>
<p>Here's my example for this... I attended an info session for the UCLA MBA program and one student said that they were choosing between UCLA and another school (which I also applied to). She said that she felt that she could tell that the people at UCLA really wanted to see her succeed, while she didn't see it at the other school.</p>
<p>I told them about this and asked if they could give me some examples of this. But I usually try to stay away from the questions where you ask them to compare their school to another one. It is not their job to bash another school, and they are experts on their own school, not another one.</p>
<p>Alicantekid, I specifically asked various school deans, when we were visiting these schools: who was their competition and how is this school different? They had no problem mentioning names of competitive schools and discussing some of the reasons why their school was different.</p>
<p>I don't think that asking schools to differentiate their school from a competitor will make you look bad, but it might give you some less than accurate information. Not that they would purposely mislead you, but they might only focus on the positives and not the negatives.</p>
<p>Another think I asked about at some of my meetings with the MBA adcoms are things that make a good impression. I ask about the different opportunities to do community service, and I also ask how easy it is to start a new club. Stuff like that shows compassion and ambition.</p>
<p>Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post my ideas, but I hope so!</p>
<p>So I've been hearing a lot of interviewing questions lately, and on the top of the list include:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If so and so University accepted you, would you pick us or them? (Assuming both universities are of equal prestige, etc.)</p></li>
<li><p>How many and what Universities did you apply to? (This is quite confusing for me.. should we be TOTALLY honest or is there a tactic to answer this?)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks in advance for any responses. Greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I do interviews for a somewhat-well-known major university in the south. I ask some of the questions on the list, but not because they are required. The admissions people give a list of topics that we should cover, but I ask a few other things just because I'm curious. I ask what other schools the applicant is applying to just to find out 'how high they are aiming', and I ask about how much time they spend on schoolwork just because I'm curious. It seems that just about every student I talk to spends a lot more time on school than I ever did. In any event, the impression I have is that alumni interviews don't carry a whole lot of weight. So don't worry too much about them. The point of them as I understand it is to just see that the applicant can carry on an intelligent conversation, and to answer any questions that they might have about what it is like going to the school.</p>
<p>All that said, I find it interesting to interview applicants, because I can remember when I was in their seat, and I find it interesting to be on the other side now.</p>
<p>An alumni contacted my son for an interview. The school does not offer adcom interviews nor does it require alumni information sessions. My son is extremely busy and has already had quite a few required interviews. If he does not accept the optional alumni interview (info session), would it hurt his chances of being accepted? The alumni graduated 30 years ago. My son has spoken to students who are currently attending and students who have recently graduated from the college. Also, my cousin attended and taught at the uiniversity. Any thoughts?</p>