<p>so i got this interview for my reach school on friday, its gona be in an office and the interviewer is a Dr. (PhD), so im getting this vibe that hes a serious guy haha.. any advice on what kinds of questions i should be prepared for? my brother said i should read the most recent Time/Forbes type magazines just in case he pulls out a question about current situations..</p>
<p>but yeah any advice would really be appreciated</p>
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<li><p>What would you contribute to this campus? (basically, "why the heck should we let you in, anyway? What makes you better than any other student?")</p></li>
<li><p>What makes you unique?</p></li>
<li><p>Why do you want to go here? What about this school, specifically, attracts you?</p></li>
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<p>Etc.</p>
<p>any other adviceeee</p>
<p>get any book about job interviewing. The basics are going to be about the same. You'll get open-ended questions where what and why you say something is more important that the specifics. Most questions are going to be focused on you and the college, rather than probing your mastery of current events. I'd start by coming up with a good answer to a questions like "Tell me about yourself" and "Why do you want to go to X?"</p>
<p>Another key point is when they ask you if you have any questions about the school. What they're looking for are signs you've spent some time really thinking about being a student at X, and have read thru the material that is available.</p>
<p>when they ask questions like "tell me about yourself" should i answer by telling about my hobbies/involvement in EC's like sports etc.? or are they looking for a response describing my character? could you just give me an idea of a response that you would think is good</p>
<p>but thanks for the help mike</p>
<p>Google "College interview questions" or something like that and you will get to lots of sites that will give you interview advice and standard questions you should expect as well as ideas for questions you might ask. I did this and printed out several pages of material for my D who had an interview last week. She seemed to think that it went well and that there were no surprises.</p>
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when they ask questions like "tell me about yourself" should i answer by telling about my hobbies/involvement in EC's like sports etc.? or are they looking for a response describing my character?
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Yes. </p>
<p>The point is there is no one "right" answer. It's open-ended for a reason, to let you approach it from a lot of angles. Any good job interview book will discuss how to answer open-ended questions like these. Post #6 has some good ideas, too. </p>
<p>I'd be wary of trying to learn canned responses or questions, though; that's not the point of the books or articles and often doesn't come across well (unless you're a skilled actor). It's to allow you to be prepared for the process and give answers that are right for you. And, after all, that's the point of the interview. If there was a "right" set then the interview would just be to test if you've learned them or managed to figure them out. Interviews aren't for that, they're to allow you to show what makes you unique and valuable.</p>
<p>BTW although it sounds like this isn't possible for the OP, this situation is why its good to have some interviews at places you're less interested in first so you have a chance to work off some of the jitters. Same with college recruiting; don't make the first interview you sign up for be the one for the internship or job you've always wanted.</p>