<p>Could anyone offer some advice as to how to prepare for the questions you're going to be asked at the interview? I have a list of 100 or so but I don't know if I should prepare the answers word for word, do bullet-points, or prepare the answer in my head. I want to be ready so I don't have to do too much on the spot but I also want to put some passion and thought into my answers that comes kind of spontaneously. Any advice? </p>
<p>I’m not sure if prepping for interviews really makes sense. Just make sure that you can comfortably talk about your experiences, passions and family, what you like to read. As I think about this process for my younger son, I plan to have him get more comfortable talking to adults. If you are comfortable talking, chatting with adults then you should be fine.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t bother over-preparing. The odds are that you’ll get a question or two that isn’t on your list anyway. As Momto4kids suggests, what’s most important is to get comfortable talking about yourself and your accomplishments with adults. </p>
<p>Something I would do is think about the 2-3 things you want your interviewer to know about you so that you can work them into your conversation. So, for instance, if you have a love for marine biology you want to highlight you could talk about that in response to a number of questions. “What did I do this summer? I went to sports camp and visited relatives with my family, but one of my favorite things to do was muck around in the stream behind my house. You see, I’m building a terrarium…” or “My favorite class this year? Science. This year we studied physics, but last year it was biology and I discovered how much I love marine biology. I ended up writing a letter protesting shark finning because…”
(Not to suggest you want to mention each thing more than once, just that there are multiple ways to worm it into a conversation.)</p>