<p>What exactly do you talk about during the interview? Where does this interview take place? I know they said in your home town, but where exactly? I just have no idea what this is going to be like.</p>
<p>Mine was at the guy’s office after work. It’s a conversation where you basically just chat about why you want to go to Georgetown and why you should be accepted. My interviewer and I spent an hour chatting about our common interests in activities in high school, and he gave me some advice about Georgetown once I had been accepted.</p>
<p>Where it is really depends on where you live. I live in a pretty small town and mine was about 45 minutes away. We talked in her office; the questions are pretty basic. “Tell me about yourself…” and the like and there’s an opportunity for you to ask questions. In general, the interview doesn’t really matter that much and lots of people don’t have one at all.</p>
<p>The real way to put an interview to good use is to use it to talk about things that didn’t come up on your application form (remember the interviewer doesn’t decide whether or not you get in; the committee still does that after reading his letter and your whole file, so there’s no point bragging about your SATs or your GPA). Where you can shine is if the interview helps to fill in some details that were missing or to clarify some things that may be unclear. Most of the time, the interviewer really is on your side, and in a good interview, the two of you are trying to figure out how he/she can tell your story to the committee.</p>
<p>oh that’s good</p>
<p>Hi potatoes345, quick question (: is there anything we should maybe steer clear of during the interview? Like anything we probably should not say?
My English teacher told me that it’s probably a good idea to refrain from talking about any weaknesses or faults if possible. Would you agree with that?</p>
<p>obviously why would you want to ever admit any faults with YOURSELF?</p>
<p>Lol, that wording does seem kind of dumb, sorry! I meant we should probably steer clear of letting anything slip while answering a question.
For example, “one time I was working on this major English paper, of course I waited until the last minute. Nevertheless, I got an A.”
While you sound like a smart student, you also just let the interviewer know that you’re a procrastinator. I was talking about that kind of stuff natural.</p>
<p>yea i guess just choose your words carefully</p>
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<p>But as you do so, be careful not to cross the line from tactful to socially awkward.</p>
<p>Should we be expected to have done the interview already? The website says that they send you information when the second portion of the application is turned in, but is it preferable to have the interview done this early, before the deadline?</p>
<p>lol i hope not ^^^^ i still haven’t submitted anything</p>
<p>I was just wondering, because I’ve seen a number of posters talking about their interviews. Perhaps they’re just the early-birds, haha.</p>
<p>wait, the interview comes after you submit your application, yes??</p>
<p>The Personal Data Form is all that you need to submit in order for the interview process to get rolling.</p>
<p>I e-mailed one of the ladies in the admissions office last week (: She told me it wasn’t necessary to have the interview done by the EA deadline, so don’t worry. I’m in the same boat as you guys by the way…still haven’t sent anything in besides the Personal Data Form!!</p>