<p>So I'm doing an off campus interview with an admissions counselor when he's in my area. I'm kind of freaking out a little...any advice?</p>
<p>Relax!!! I interviewed a little over a week ago and we just started talking about school and my classes and it just took off from there. The only time my interviewer broke from the conversation was to ask me what my best friend would say about me if she were sitting in the room with us. It all kind of flowed naturally.
Definitely dress nicely. For a guy I’d suggest khakis or black pants with a button down and possibly a tie, but I’m a girl. I wore a black skirt with a white top and purple cardigan and black tights.
You don’t necessarily have to bring anything, but I brought a resume and a transcript. When you get there they will have you fill out a sheet with basic and extracurricular info.
Just be yourself!!! The first thing my interviewer said to me was that they just wanted to get to know me and answer any questions I may have about the school.
Speaking of, definitely go in with some questions, because you will have an opportunity at the end to ask about anything you didn’t touch on during the conversation.
It wasn’t like a rigid question-answer situation - my interviewer and I just sat and talked for 45 minutes. It’s normally a half hour (at least that’s what it said in the confirmation e-mail) but we went over a little bit.
Overall, don’t be nervous!! Get excited! It’s a great opportunity and I had fun during my interview. I’m sure you will too, and I’m sure you’ll be great!</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>
<p>Make it obvious that you have done your research and know a lot about GW and the programs available. Be able to say why you and GW would be a good match.</p>
<p>show that you have done your research, dont sound too cocky and try to make them laugh. I think thats how i got in</p>
<p>I have an interview in my area soon as well…</p>
<p>What other (types of) questions does the interviewer ask?</p>
<p>at my interview (on campus) she asked . why gw (duh) , what I like about it, what i want to do in the future, the types of classes im taking, my extra curriculars and things I like to do and how i found out about gw.</p>
<p>@adababy845,
Did they ask anything about politics or current events?
Lately, I haven’t been watching the news as much as I usually do…</p>
<p>not at all.
but it might depend on the interviewer</p>
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<p>The answer could depend a lot on how you present yourself. I don’t interview for GW, but I did volunteer as an alumni interviewer for my alma mater for several years.</p>
<p>I remember one young woman who presented herself as liberal and politically involved. Mind you, I didn’t ask her this; she volunteered to me that she was interested in politics, founder of her school’s Gay Straight Alliance, etc. So I asked her what she thought of her congressman. (We live in a very blue state; her congressman was the only Republican from our state in Congress at the time, and he’s a Second-Amendment-embracing, traditional-marriage-defending social conservative.) She didn’t know who her congressman was. This was a serious fail for her, but I didn’t take her there. She did it to herself.</p>
<p>In my own experience, as well as my kid’s recent experience applying to colleges, if you stick to topics that you know about and like to talk about, the interviewer is extremely unlikely to make you talk about things you don’t want to discuss.</p>
<p>@Sikorsky,
Well I want to double major in psychology and political science but psychology is my primary interest. Should I refrain from mentioning politics?</p>
<p>Not if you know about politics. Politics is a big deal at GW. If you’re interested in politics, and you have a point of view, and you want to talk about politics, then go right ahead. </p>
<p>(But make sure you know who your congressman is!)</p>