Penn Alumni Interview

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<p>i just get a mail from penn graduate saying she's my interviewer and get really NERVOUS. i know this is a good chance for penn to know me and i know penn better. So i don't want to screw this up.</p>

<p>i know some applicants have already received interviews. How did it go? What are some questions they asked? How do you feel in general? What should i prepare before the interview?</p>

<p>Oh, I'm from China. So suggestions to international applicant would be really helpful.</p>

<p>Also, i get the mail today. When is am appropriate time to schedule the interview? I'm expecting 3 days later.</p>

<p>I would really appreciate your reply! Thx!</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/810532-brown-interview-faq-answers.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/810532-brown-interview-faq-answers.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Although written for Brown, much of it applies to Penn as well. There is no pre-determined set of questions – it’s very informal. How to prepare? Have questions ready for the interviewer.</p>

<p>When should you schedule? Whenever is convenient – there’s no rule.</p>

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<p>So it’s more like a casual chat? Any possible topics?</p>

<p>Thx!</p>

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<p>Ultimately it depends on the type of interviewer you get. There’ll be some who are casual conversationalists, while some will be hardballs with outlandish questions. If you google Upenn Interview, there should be a few threads that come up with possible topics</p>

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<p>I’ve read your posts for Brown, quite helpful!</p>

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<p>That Brown post was very helpful! I’m kinda nervous about meeting my interviewer too because my interviewer spelled my name wrong in the email.</p>

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<p>calab: you’re over thinking this. The interviewer is choosing to volunteer his/her time to meet with a prospective student to his/her alma mater – he/she is not your inquisitor. Alum interviewers genuinely LIKE the students they meet for the most part. That’s why they do it. It’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>I’ve been doing Penn interviews for a few years now, and I wouldn’t recommend preparing answers too rigidly. It’s almost always obvious when someone has talking points, and it doesn’t come across well when answers seems scripted. Just think about why you want to go to Penn (you will almost certainly be asked that) and what you love to do outside of school. A great way to prepare is to just have a conversation with a friend or family member in which they ask you standard-type interview questions. </p>

<p>Honestly, I think almost all interviewers just want to have a conversation and get a sense of who you are. There are some tough interviewers, I imagine, but most of us are pretty chill and are excited to talk to people about Penn.</p>