<p>I have a Rice interview on campus coming up soon, and I was wondering what should I expect from the admission officers conducting my interview. I have a tour beforehand, so I can mention some interests and experiences from the tour for the interview.</p>
<p>What questions are usually asked? I know it may be personal with your extracurricular life and school academics. </p>
<p>Would it be wise to print them a resume and bring your own copy?</p>
<p>Most of these interviews are reasonably casual. Dress well for sure, but the atmosphere is relaxed. They are conducted by seniors (who are students too) so it isnt going to be a job interview.</p>
<p>These interviews seem more about YOU and who you are as a person. Not how you look on paper. It cant hurt to bring a copy of your resume, but be prepared to talk about your experiences. And give them life. </p>
<p>They have already seen that you did 3 years of volunteer work. Now in this interview - answer
Why?
How did it affect you
What did you learn etc.</p>
<p>Be yourself. and you will be fine</p>
<p>Yah, I would bring a resume, and only bring yourself a copy of you’re not 100% certain of what you put on your resume. I had my interview in a coffee shop, and it was really informal. Just remember that your interview is your opportunity to make yourself more than just a bunch of numbers on a page. My interviewer just used my resume to ask me questions about my various activities and volunteer experiences, and then asked me to talk about one of my favorite activities. There were a few “required” questions from Rice, but I can’t remember what they were, sorry :/</p>
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<p>that should never happen, They will see through that</p>
<p>^^ I was just speaking from personal experience. I gave my interviewer my resume, but in an attempt to seem “professional” I kept it down to one page. At that point I couldn’t remember what I had chosen to exclude/include in the resume, so I was caught a little off guard when my interviewer asked certain questions. It worked out fine, but I just don’t want anyone to make the same foolish blunder that I did.</p>
<p>Its very causal. My Rice interviewer was a senior student, and we mostly talked about the party scene at Rice. To my disappointment, Rice had very few foam parties (I love going to foam parties). =(</p>
<p>@Fromen</p>
<p>Gotcha</p>
<p>It is also important to note that the interview does not make or break your application. Do as well as you can, but relax. Use it as a chance to see if Rice kids are a good fit for you.</p>
<p>I didnt interview with rice, but once when I interviewed with a company, i knew 10 minutes in that I did not want to work there. </p>
<p>We pick a certain group as interviewers as we advertise ourselves as much as you do to get in</p>
<p>For the certain group, I believe my group is directly with admissions officers (I am doing the interview on campus.) From previous posts (senior student) being informal, do you believe the admission officers may be slightly more formal in questions?</p>
<p>Im not sure. It is a university, so the staff here are pretty chill (otherwise you work somewhere else…)</p>
<p>Ive worked with the admissions dept and the dean of undergraduates office a lot and they all seem super relaxed.</p>
<p>Now - would a experienced admission officer have a better tuned bs detector? probably. They would be more experienced in interviewing.</p>
<p>However, this isnt going to be a super structured interview. As I said, they want to sell Rice to you and you want to sell yourself to them.</p>