<p>Hi. I have my interview in a little over a week at my interviewer's home. What would you say is the dress code for a guy? Blazer, shirt, and tie? Or a sweater? Obviously khakis and shoes. </p>
<p>What should I bring? Resume? I'm the EIC of the Yearbook. Should I bring a copy of that? What about big articles written by me in the paper? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Not formal at all. Just a collared shirt and no jeans.</p>
<p>You don't have to bring anything unless they specifically ask for it (and they usually won't). I find that bringing a resume or something distracts them and then they're reading instead of talking to you and learning about you through your words and thoughts and personality.</p>
<p>Call and ask for "directions" and ask if you should bring anything....make sure your shoes are clean (it is in a home)....I would bring the resume, so it is available if they do ask. Being prepared never hurts...and don't forget thank you card!!!</p>
<p>If you feel that your work with the Yearbook warrants the interviewer looking at it, then go right ahead. I brought a copy of this essay I'd written from a big essay contest I won ( <a href="http://www.holocaust.hklaw.com%5B/url%5D">www.holocaust.hklaw.com</a> ) and she had a chance to read a portion of it. She commented about how my writing had a mature voice. </p>
<p>I ended up getting in, so it certainly didn't hurt. Anything truly outstanding that can distinguish you from the other applicants is a plus in my book. Just today, I had my Columbia interview, and I also brought a certificate saying how I was appointed to my city's Library Board, because it provided an opportunity to have a discussion about that.</p>
<p>I didn't bring a r</p>
<p>just wondering how much does gtown weight the interview?? My interview w/them went quite well and i was wondering how much that can help me</p>
<p>Georgetown says that interviews do not "make or break an application"; they're an opportunity for the student to know more about the university.</p>
<p>Dress casual yet conservative. Just be yourself. They're suppose to have a form to fill out with questions to ask you, but some of them don't even interview according to it. Literally just be yourself, ask questions and express desire to be a part of the Gtown community/family.</p>
<p>How should I dress guys? I'm male. . .I was thinking shirt tie, khakis, dress shoes.</p>
<p>it's at this guy's law office (he's a lawyer, so he'll be dressed formal, I'm sure), that's why I'm thinking all formal. It's not at someone's home. </p>
<p>Would you guys say that's about right?</p>
<p>I would say so. I interviewed with a judge at his office so I wore a tie and the whole thing.</p>
<p>But some people on this board may disagree with me on the tie and formality.</p>
<p>I have my interview at Georgetown the third week in Feb.
I am 32 years old and a working professional (real estate agent)</p>
<p>The attire should ALWAYS be dress-casual. Kahki's would be fine, but trowsers would be better. Make sure your shirt has a collar.
As long is it is NOT jeans and tennis shoes, it will be appropriate.
No jewelry, except maybe a wristwatch. </p>
<p>Just like the previous post stated, a firm hand shake will always signify a "quiet confidence".
I would only bring materials if they request it. Although a lot of applicants like to bring a resume or a sample of their written work, some interviewers sometimes feel that the applicant is too self-involved or insecure when they bring a lot of materials. </p>
<p>A thank you card is very courteous and shows respect and maturity.</p>
<p>One question I have for all of you...
"Do they already have an idea if they want to accept you before the interview?"
My assumption would be that the interview is just an opportunity to go over the program and if the applicant has any questions.</p>
<p>I have applied for Georgetown's degree program for working professionals who have to attend evening classes due to career responsibilities (that's me).</p>
<p>**Georgetown told me that they will give me the admissions decision to me AT THE INTERVIEW, so I am somewhat nervous.</p>
<p>My wife is completing here Master's Degree in Education at Trinity College in D.C., so I will have a place to stay when I come up from Houston, TX.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Good luck, Thomas! I know you'll do fine. I have a question, though- how will they accurately assess you including your interview if they give you the decision at the interview? Or is the interview (in your case, because it is a special case) superfluous, in a way? (i.e. just to make sure that you're not some paranoid psycho, etc.)</p>
<p>Thanks, Calidan!
They told me that the interview was soley for the purpose of going over the program and allowing me to have any questions answered I might have about the university. Plus, maybe it's to see I'm not some crazy nut - ha ha!
Truthfully, I believe they want to make sure I won't be overloading myself with school and work. They will be giving me a detailed schedule of when the evening classes are, so I would imagine the interview is not a "make-or-break" situation...I hope.</p>
<p>Ohhhh I see... when is your interview?</p>
<p>Calidan...my interview is Feb. 21.
Do you think they have already made their decision if I have been accepted or not...or do you believe the interview is a "make or break" situation?
I emailed my interviewer today and she reiterated that the interview was primarily to make sure that in the event that I was accepted into the program, that my career/work schedule would not disrupt my class schedule and vise versa.
If that was the case though, I wonder why they don't do phone interviews like Penn and Hopkins did with me.</p>
<p>I think that in your case, the interview is pretty superfluous. In all likelihood, they have already made their decision. </p>
<p>And Feb. 21st is so soon! How exciting/nervewracking!</p>
<p>How is it being so far from your wife though?</p>
<p>Z...It hasn't been too bad being away from my wife (but, please understand, I do miss her). Fortunately, she's in an Accelerated Master's program where it only takes 11 months to finish the degree. She graduates in May and will be teaching at American University. This will allow me to go back and finish my degree in the fall.
Now, it depends on where I decide to go to school. I am hoping to be accepted to Georgetown, so that I don't have to be away from my wife any longer. However, if GT denies me admission, I will have to decide between Penn and Hopkins, which I have already been fully accepted into their respective degree programs.
So, we'll see...
Oh, and I'm still waiting to hear from Yale and Brown (I'm not holding my breath).</p>
<p>So you're definitely moving east?</p>
<p>I'm waiting to hear from Yale and Brown also >.< and yea...they're so hard...</p>
<p>Z. yes, it is a "done deal".
I will be leaving the friendly surroundings of Houston, TX. and moving to a part of the country that I have only visited once before.
I'm excited about it, though. Sometimes you have to leave your comfort-zone and go out and explore the world. It's too easy staying in the same city I was born in and grew up in my entire life.
I want something different for a change.That's one of the reasons I am going back to complete the last two years of my degree, at the age of 32. I have to go out and get it. It's not going to come to me.</p>