scholarship interview.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Rochester
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<p>Hello
The University of Rochester has a special scholarship program for Syrian students.
so I as a Syrian citizen have applied to this program.
I have graduated high school in Jul/2013 and I found about UR program so I though this would be my life-chance.</p>

<p>anyway,the admission consular will have a meeting with me via Skype ,because I am in Syria now and I can't do On-Campus interviews :)</p>

<p>what I want to know is ,what kind of questions I am going to be asked ??
I know that Students in the US are involved with a lot of activities during high school but this is not how it's in Syria.
in Syria we have 2 main exams before you are able to apply to a university ,and those 2 exams can be prepared by the student without even going to school <em>Home schooling</em></p>

<p>I did the 2nd exam this way <em>home schooled</em> and this was due to the circumstances in Syria ,I was not able to reach a school because the road was too dangerous.
my score in the 1st exam was 87 %.
my overall score in the 2nd exam is 72.55% ,I could score much higher though if the circumstances were better. (I had to change the place where I live 4 times so far).</p>

<p>this scholarship is really important for me and it can literally save my life because there is no way I can go to school here in Damascus.</p>

<p>just one more thing:
my English language is really good in the written part ,but I have not talked a lot with English speakers (considering the fact that I have learned the language by myself using my laptop+internet connection) so I am really afraid that the person who is going to interview me will use an advanced English Grammar and Vocabularies. what do you think I can do about this??</p>

<p>so guys please if you do have any advice-suggestion for me ,just post it here :)</p>

<p>best regards;</p>

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<p>YYaaSSeeRR - I don’t have any idea what they’re looking for in English fluency, but I do know that the interview will have a friendly and encouraging tone - not intimidating. I don’t know what questions they’ll ask, but I’m sure they’ll want to know about your life - how you spend your time, what responsibilities you have outside of school, what you enjoy in school, what you find interesting, what you hope your education will lead you to. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>If you want, try preparing a short “speech” about how you learned English so the interviewer understands. You might also prepare a few answers ahead of time. Assume some question will be about your family. Another about your studies. That will at least give you something you are comfortable saying.</p>

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<p>I would imagine they might be concerned that your language ability not get in the way of your ability to learn. You must be pretty good at languages if you have learned English on your own through the internet. I might address that, that you will need time to become acquainted with the accent, but you are a “quick study”, ie, pick things up quickly and can come up to speed in no time.</p>