Will the interviewer have a set of ECs from your application (sent by the college) and ask you specifically about each of the ones he/she finds interesting??
I don’t wanna discuss them in detail
<p>Why would they have your application if you're interviewing before you apply, as just about everyone seems to do?</p>
<p>Also, why wouldn't you want to discuss them? Are they not meaningful to you?</p>
<p>They will ask about you as a person, who you are what you do. Why you want to go to the school....they may try to determine what you know about the school. They may try to determine how much you will participate at the school. I am not certain they would have your application.......they may have facts about you or not. Usually they write a letter or fill out a report following the interview.</p>
<p>"I don't wanna discuss them in detail
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<p>Why not? Are you not telling the truth on your application? Do you have something to hide?</p>
<p>How long is an interview anyway?</p>
<p>beginning, do you call them for an interview before you apply? I always thought they contacted you after you applied...</p>
<p>northstarmom, i guess what i am doing would be considered rebellious, but it has nothing to do with lying on the application (or breaking the law for that matter). But if the interviewer does ask for it directly, I would get caught in a pretty embarrasing stalemate......</p>
<p>I know you are an interviewer for your alma mater, so could you please help me out?</p>
<p>No, I think you do it before. I base that on the fact that most colleges schedule interviews from the end of summer until December (at the latest) of your senior year, while applications usually aren't due until January or later. If it's an evaluative interview, they'll start your file right then. If it's not, they'll still have already met you and almost certainly remember you when they read your application.</p>
<p>Whatever you're doing sounds unethical and wrong, quite frankly. I hope I'm incorrect, but I don't see any other way to look at your situation.</p>
<p>o.0</p>
<p>in both of my interviews i talked a LOT about my ECs. interviewers want to get an idea of why you do what you do, and how much/what you do in your spare time. both my interviewers asked for ECs i'm involved in and stuff like that.. my motivation behind them...</p>
<p>The schools I looked at give out interview information AFTER they've received your application.</p>
<p>if ur too afraid to talk about it, what makes u think its something to put on ur app?</p>
<p>This is how my daughter's 3 interviews were focused:
(1) Interviewer of Univ. #1 talked almost exclusively about her e.c.'s -- questioning her further about the discipline involved, etc. (She also wrote one of her essays about it.) It was clear that he had been given info about her e.c.'s.
(2) Interviewer of Univ. #2 nailed her to the wall regarding the level of, & reason for, her interest in the school.
(3) Interviewer of Univ. #3 questioned her about her academic interests almost exclusively. That turned into a smooth dialogue about the mutuality of their academic interests.</p>
<p>3 Diff U's; 3 diff. approaches/concerns. Best to be prepared in all these areas.</p>
<p>I could see why an applicant wouldn't particularly want to discuss one or more e.c's: there could be a variety of reasons, but it would be best to be prepared to say something positive about the influence of one of them, or how it has fit into your life or might fit into your future.</p>
<p>Often an interviewer will ask about what appeals to him/her personally. This was clear about Interviewer #1 in my D's case. Sometimes an interviewer will start with a question about an e.c. or something else non-academic, believing that the topic will be an icebreaker.</p>
<p>That was really informative frenchbaroque, thanks everyone else who helped</p>
<p>And for the people who questioned my integrity, you have no idea what my situation is like. (I just love the conjectural nature of this board). But no worries, it will not give me the oh so "unfair" boost that you kids fear so much.</p>
<p>beginning -- 7 out of the 8 colleges I applied to scheduled the interview AFTER I turned in my app (most of them were done in January, with I think 2 in Feb). The college I applied to early scheduled the interview in mid November. One of my colleges didn't give interviews at all (state safety school). </p>
<p>I know a few ppl who scheduled interviews (usually on-campus) BEFORE they turned in their applications, but it's not necessary. I'm pretty sure it doesn't give you a boost either (though this may vary per school). Many schools now don't even grant on-campus interviews anymore. </p>
<p>iwantfood - every interviewer asked me about my EC's and we probably spent the longest on that (and my interest in their school) than anything else. The EC's conversation also leads into other topics (majors, future plans, etc.).</p>
<p>I remember some of my interviewers reading off a list (so it says here that you're _____...), and one interviewer even asked me to supply a detailed resume for them.</p>
<p>"northstarmom, i guess what i am doing would be considered rebellious, but it has nothing to do with lying on the application (or breaking the law for that matter). But if the interviewer does ask for it directly, I would get caught in a pretty embarrasing stalemate......"</p>
<p>It's virtually certain that you'll be asked about ECs. An answer like, "I prefer not to talk about them," would virtually end the interview because when interviews are used for college admissions, usually interviewers are very interested in detailed info about ECs because such info provides important insights into the the applicant's interest and character.</p>
<p>If you are unwilling to talk about ECs, that means that you are not likley to be admitted to colleges that use interviews as part of the decision process. There are, however, many colleges that interview students, but don't use interviews when making admissions decisions. Your unwillingness to talk about ECs will not hurt you at such colleges.</p>
<p>I will talk about them, it's just that I just wouldnt comfortable with the interviewer having my EC list in his palm and quizzing me about every single detail.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>do u have something to hide? like seriously u should be proud of ur achievements</p>
<p>canada does suck...</p>
<p>damn lucky we are here and that we havent taken u over yet</p>
<p>theres still time :)</p>
<p>lol no offence, but its sort of funny how you are almost trying to hide your ec's. ;)</p>
<p>It just sounds like you included EC's that you are ashamed of and you really don't want to come off like that to the interviewer. I hope you get over it before the interview, it seems like you are just being a drama queen. It is too bad you didn't leave things of that you don't want to discuss. Most interviewers are just going to have natural curiosity and be genuinely interested in what you have to say. How about starting with that assumption? Uncooperative teenage noncommunication will get you nowhere with this stage of your application, unless, as NSM mentioned, the interview is not a qualifying factor. And in that case, there's nothing to stop you from discussing em.</p>
<p>interviews happen before the application is submitted. At Carnegie Mellon (I just had my int today), they made me fill out a prelim info form before the interview, and then used that during the interview. We spent like 15 min on my ECs, going through each one. I liked that a lot.</p>