<p>What kind of questions do they ask you during an interview?
Are they really specific?</p>
<p>Were you guys nervous?<br>
Was it hard to make conversation, was there silence?</p>
<p>When should I usually schedule an interview if i'm applying for regular admission?</p>
<p>If you can do it, pick some colleges near you that you aren't strongly interested in and have interviews "just for fun", in other words schedule interviews and see how it goes. You don't want your first time to be for keeps if you can practice first. As for being nervous, its just a matter of getting used to it; the first day of HS you were probably nervous walking around campus, today I bet you don't give it a second thought. Interviewing is no different.</p>
<p>Rehearsal is a good technique. Get a book on job interviewing and practice answering those questions. Colleges are going to ask much of the same thing -- "tell me about yourself", "what do you consider your strengths", "tell me about a problem you had with a friend and how you solved it", etc. These are all pretty standard; just substitute "enroll here" for "work here" and the work-specific ones translate too. Practice first in front of a mirror, then have a parent or friend play the role of interviewer.</p>
<p>One of the most important times, BTW, is when they turn to you and ask if you have any questions. I guarantee you'll be asked this, and its not just to fill time. Its your turn to show you've done your homework and can ask cogent questions that show you know about the particulars of the school and have read the material available in the viewbook, on the web, etc. and have considered yourself as a student there and what questions would arise.</p>
<p>BTW are you interviewing on-campus or with an alum? It makes a difference in how the interview "counts". Also, how selective a school is it? For that matter, what is the school? This is an anonymous forum, nobody knows who you are...</p>