<p>I'm not good with interviews. At all. I feel put on the spot and I stutter a lot, take a long time to answer, and even then I get so nervous that I can't effectively communicate my thoughts. Anyone know of some questions that the interviewers ask so I can do a little bit of prepping? Please?</p>
<p>tell me about yourself, why do you want to come here, what will you bring to campus, where do you see yourself in 10 years, etc.</p>
<p>Do ya’ll know if the interviewer gets to see your commonapp or supplement?</p>
<p>they probably read his commonapp and supplement and wanted to interview him to get more info on him! that means they are interested!</p>
<p>Just wanted to ask for my son cause he had a question about interviews and how and who gets them. How were u contacted? (email, phone, etc?) and what are do u live in? Like chicago? Texas? etc?</p>
<p>Take it from me, those interviews don’t count for much so don’t even sweat it – literally.</p>
<p>jwest22, I think we all know that interviews arent one of the top parts of a application because not everyone gets to do one for these top schools but i disagree with ur tone of it being useless. My son knows a person, who got into a current top 10 school with below scores, ECs, etc (FOR THE SCHOOL’s usual range) and he really KILLED his interview and he really connected and really impressed his interviewer (who btw is a big doner of the university as well). Like im talking about the fact tht he impressed him so much that his family is really good friends with teh interviewers family now. And the interview put such a strong word that he got in… And although some say that he didnt get in cause of hte interview, I think that the interviewers words were important in that decision.</p>
<p>Bring a resume and your transcript. (School can provide an unofficial copy of your transcript.) The resume will give you both something to discuss.</p>
<p>What do you see yourself doing at Stanford/adding to Stanford? (I know nothing about Stanford interviews but am just passing along questions from other interviews.) Know something about the school’s extracurriculars and how you might add to the campus.</p>
<p>@momlovesharvard and anyone else who doesn’t already know, according to Stanford Admission FAQ:</p>
<p>"For the 201314 admission cycle the Office of Undergraduate Admission will offer an optional alumni interview to applicants attending high school in Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Washington, D.C.; the states of Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming; as well as Ireland and the UK. New interview areas will be added gradually over the next several years.</p>
<p>Interviews will be offered only to applicants who attend high school in selected zip codes within these areas. You may not travel to an interview area to have an interview.</p>
<p>If you are eligible to be a part of the alumni interview program, an alumnus or alumna will contact you after you have submitted your application. You do not need to do anythingif an interview is available to you, you will hear from us. Please do not call or email the Office of Undergraduate Admission to request an interview or to find out if you are eligible for an interview. </p>
<p>Although we will make every effort to offer an interview to all eligible applicants in the interview areas, please understand that due to limited resources in some areas, interviews may not be available to every candidate. Your application to Stanford will be considered complete with or without an interview."</p>
<p>What will you add to Stanford?
Why choose Standford?
Where do you see yourself in ten years time?
What do you want to know about Standford that you do not know already?
What will you miss being at Stanford?</p>
<p>Literally, how do you answer those questions? I mean why ask someone what questions would pop up in the interview why not also ask how to answer them?</p>
<p>@OP, try to steer the conversation towards something that you can just talk endlessly on and on, and really makes your eyes light up. Rather than trying to fit to the interviewer’s needs and talk about something that you’re uncomfortable about. They’re trying to find out stuff about you, remember that. And the only way they’re going to do that is what you say.</p>
<p>At some point, it is likely that the interviewer will ask you if you have any questions for him/her. I think it’s always a good idea to have a couple in mind. And make sure these are specific to Stanford and the interviewer. </p>
<p>Some ideas:
-What advantages versus disadvantages did you feel the quarter system offered?
-What communities did you get involved in at Stanford?
-How do you see the proximity of Silicon Valley affecting Stanford’s culture? </p>
<p>You shouldn’t feel much pressure. The interviewer has a lot of pressure, in trying to convince you that Stanford is worth your time. After all, increasing Stanford’s yield and alumni involvement are really the purposes of the interview system. As long as the interview is not universal, I do not see how it can impact acceptances in a fair manner.</p>
<p>Three years ago Texas had no interviews. Stanford is slowly expanding but I would be surprised if they are targeting most applicants for an interview if they are only offering one in locations where they have an alum.</p>
<p>I think they are specifically deciding where they want to roll out alumni interviews. They could easily do this in CA with all the alumni throughout the state, but have not gone this direction.</p>