<p>So I've been filling out the pre-interview resume and I'm having trouble with listing 3 books that have interested me lately. I don't really enjoy reading and I haven't had time to read any good books. Should I just pick 3 of my favorite books and list those?
I was thinking Black Like Me, Stargirl, and Fahrenheit 451.
or can I substitute Farhrenheit 451 with Harry Potter, since I did read that in the summer.</p>
<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
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<p>Those are fine books. I might substitute HP for Stargirl, since while I've read Stargirl, I doubt many of your interviewers will have. OTOH if you love the book, and would enjoy talking about it, it might be the best choice. I think it's a more interesting book in many ways than HP.</p>
<p>I'm an engineering major and I didn't really like to read non-technical books when I was in high school so I told my interviewer that I read math books when I had free time, and it turned out fine.</p>
<p>Wait...my pre-interview form doesn't say anything about books!</p>
<p>And you know Stargirl is targeted at like...6th graders...right?</p>
<p>^^There's not a standard pre-interview form. It's whatever the chapter coordinator/individual interviewer asks for.</p>
<p>just pick a book that you can talk about. even if they haven't read it you can still say something interesting about. they're more interested in what you have to say than what book you pick.</p>
<p>Thanks guys and harvard09, i think i'm in the same boat as you. Though, I don't really read math books in my spare time...lol</p>
<p>And yes, ceebee63. My form is for the Chicago area, so it probably differs for different regions</p>
<p>Where did you get this pre-interview form? Was it sent to you? My interview is in just over a week and I have not heard anything about this...</p>
<p>Yes, freezertennis; it was sent to me by email, along with my interviewer's contact number, from the chairman of the board for the Chicago area.
I think you should be fine and don't worry about it!
Good luck though!
I'm really nervous...
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<p>Not sure this is a good choice because my kid read this book in middle school.</p>
<p>Fahrenheit 451 is a great choice. I wouldn't recommend including Stargirl, though.</p>
<p>razzle, don't worry, it is really whatever the area people do. They may not use one - there's no standard. 2 years ago, there was no form for my elder daughter in our area, now they have one.</p>
<p>I would add that the interviewer may not look at it! Today my daughter's interviewer only looked at a section where she wrote what she would like to discuss with him, and not at the other 3 pages (this form was a little over the top, in my opinion) and started the interview by telling her "not to worry, this interview isn't very important." :) </p>
<p>I have to say I wish more alum interviewers were as self-aware as hers was! And he didn't take himself too seriously, was engaging and interesting, and she enjoyed her talk with him.</p>
<p>thanks guys!
i've sent it in now!</p>
<p>If I submit my app now is there any guarantee of getting an interview, or does harvard just e-mail people?</p>
<p>I just had my interview! It was so fun! Good luck to everyone else.</p>
<p>I don't as a matter of principle think it's a problem to put down a middle school level book. You could put down Winnie-the-Pooh and have an interesting conversation about it if you wanted to.</p>
<p>I think Harvard tries to interview everyone..my email said that interviews are a requirement</p>
<p>By the way ceebee63, what did the interviewer ask you? Mine was in a coffee shop, and my interviewer had about 5 questions that she had written down and as we talked she asked me more and more questions... Just like about school, volunteer, etc</p>
<p>Same -- coffee shop, school, volunteering.... :) We talked a lot about my Independent Study since it's not something you see every day, and we talked a lot about how much we love Cambridge (my parents lived there for a while, and we go visit a lot) and England (we decided Cambridge was the closest you could get to an English town or city in America).</p>