<p>Any suggestions for the interview?</p>
<p>An alumnus contacted me this past weekend, and the interview is scheduled for this coming Thursday evening.</p>
<p>Would love to hear any feedback from anyone who has done an interview--I'm sure that the UChicago interviews aren't scripted, so is there something specific I should try to convey?</p>
<p>I would like to know that as well as how to we’re supposed to dress. Mine’s in a coffee shop, but I still think I’m gonna wear a button-downed shirt, or should I not?</p>
<p>It never hurts to be a little overdressed - certainly better than underdressed. My younger son wore a button-downed shirt with jeans at his last coffee shop interview (not for Chicago) and his interviewer wore jeans and a polo. He felt very comfortable about his attire and so did his Mom! It’s getting chilly for polo shirts in my opinion, so a shirt with buttons is as good a way to go anyway. I’d say t-shirts aren’t dressy enough and three piece suits are way too dressy, unless the interview is at the interviewer’s office.</p>
<p>Just to check, are we supposed to bring a resume?</p>
<p>I had my interview this past Saturday. I wore a button down shirt and khakis, perhaps slightly overdressed (it was at a Starbucks) but nothing awkward by any means.</p>
<p>My interviewer was really friendly - we basically talked about our lives and she was really happy to give me a better impression of the school. My only advice would just to be prepared to talk about yourself.</p>
<p>I didn’t bring a resume but it may vary from interviewer to interviewer.</p>
<p>For those who have had interviews - did an alumnus simply send you an e-mail?</p>
<p>I submitted a request about a month ago and still haven’t heard anything.</p>
<p>My interview was Saturday as well. Wore a sweater and black dress pants. Didn’t bring a resume because I wasn’t asked for one at my last 2 interviews. It went pretty well - I was thrown a little by the 3 strengths, 3 weaknesses question, though. It was a lot less random than my Swarthmore interview - she discussed Chicago’s impact on her quite a bit more, which I liked.</p>
<p>I have an alumni interview next week in Warsaw. I’ll probably wear a suit, just without a tie. Did anyone, who already had interview, memorised anything special, some extraordinary, unusual questions? In Poland there is no such thing as interview for universities, so I can hardly take advantage of experience of people I know.</p>
<p>I have my interview in a hospital office so how should I dress? My interviewer is a Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Stony Brook University (if you have had an interview here can you tell me how it went?).</p>
<p>Heinous, my interviewer just sent me an email telling me to contact his assistant four days after I submitted my request. Perhaps there are no interviewers in your area?</p>
<p>So does anyone know if you’re supposed to bring a resume to the interview? It’s nice to know that you didn’t bring one to the interview, but that doesn’t answer whether you’re supposed to or not. I was told that I should give the interviewer my resume upon meeting her, but I’m uncertain about that.</p>
<p>Bring one if you want, but they won’t ask for it. Be prepared to talk about your activities.</p>
<p>Okay, so are they supposed to figure something out in particular? Does anyone what exactly they submit to the university once the interview is completed?</p>
<p>Yes…what do they send in? Is anyone aware?</p>
<p>I had my interview tonight and, from what I understand, it’s a write-up–like a recommendation letter, but shorter. I figure they have to be pretty specific with the answers the interviewees give; my interviewer asked very precise and particular ?s.</p>