<p>Hey!
just wondering if anyone has done the web interview for wake forest. if you can give me any advice, or have a general idea about the kind of questions they will be asking, it is greatly appreciated. i've never done an interview, let alone a web-based interview like Wake's. </p>
<p>i scoff at Wake's claim that the 'interview' should be treated as a conversation and not as an 'additional writing supplement'. ha! ha!</p>
<p>anywyas, any help is greatly appreciated; i submitted my app for wfu early decision last week, so i'm trying not to mess this 'interview' up. (:</p>
<p>thanks! if you want to send me a private message, that's fine too. -Will.</p>
<p>I did the interview on campus and it was the hardest interview I’ve ever done. But don’t freak out about it, just relax and be yourself.</p>
<p>They ask about what current events you follow, favorite subjects, what you’re involved in at school, what you want to do at wake, your family, who you look up to, what you are the “king of trivia of” (???), etc. Make sure you prepare questions to ask them.</p>
<p>Good luck with your interview. I thought they were done with the interviews, so I am glad you were able to schedule one. I think the difficulty of the interview depends on who you get. Just prepare that you know how you sell your self…how you would add value, why you want to go to Wake, etc. My S. interviewer asked a lot of esoterical questions like if you had a million dollars what would you spend it on and if a box was sent to your house what would you want in it. I think it is difficult to prepare for those types of questions. If you get someone who is more challenging, just take a deep breath and do the best you can. Good luck.</p>
<p>My D did a web interview. I think the best advice is to remain calm and composed. Don’t let the questions or the Skype delay fluster you. Take a moment to think of your answer to some of the harder questions before just jumping into a rambling answer. She was asked about high school curriculum, activities, favorite books, current events, difficult situations she’s been in, etc. Of course, afterwards she thought of great answers to some of the tougher questions. I could tell she was speaking clearly and confidently through it all even though she was nervous and unsure about some of her answers. I think that her composure really helped make a good impression. My D got accepted several weeks after the interview :).</p>
<p>hey, i really appreciate the help, dedicatedmother and raggydilo!
i just finished the interview, and i had an idea of what to expect, but to some extent it’s really something you can NOT prepare for. </p>
<p>They didn’t ask any of the questions you guys suggested; i’m not sure if they have a bunch of different question sets to choose from, but the questions were all very arbitrary and hypothetical and ‘bigger picture’ type stuff.</p>
<p>i think the best advice would be: WATCH THE TIME LIMIT. I"m not a slow writer, and i don’t think i lack completely in creativity, but oh boy did those 6 minutes go by quickly! as soon as you see the question, come up with an answer and expand on it immediately. you do not have time to think of a ‘perfect’ answer to write about!!</p>
<p>in these situations, it helps to be honest. i find it hard to fabricate a lie in 6 minutes while making sure it remains consistent with the rest of my application. </p>
<p>they don’t ask anything political, anything pop culture; nothing really besides questions that catch you off guard and make you sweat with fear and anticipation when you try to come up with a concise answer in 6 minutes while avoiding cliches. </p>
<p>good luck to all; i hope you do better than i did (:</p>
<p>Read up on some current events, because everyone i know who’s interview there has been asked about that. They ask you to elaborate on your extracurricular activities, describe your passions, explain what drew you to wake forest and just the usual interview questions. Make sure to write down some questions to ask before you do the interview. good luck!</p>
<p>questions they asked me: (not verbatim but so you’ll get the just)</p>
<ul>
<li>What book have you read recently that you would tout as a “must read” to your friends?</li>
<li>Name a class you have taken that has changed the way you think.</li>
<li>With so much information on the Internet, why get an education on a college campus?</li>
</ul>
<p>That’s about all I can remember. I didn’t get any questions on current events necessarily. I can tell you that I thought it was definitely something you cannot prepare yourself for. Just be you.</p>
<p>I did the web cam interview about a month ago. Wake is definitely interested in what makes you “tick” which was pretty apparent in my interview. </p>
<p>My advice:</p>
<p>Know REALLY specific reasons you want to attend. I really, really, really like Wake, but when it came time to answer that question, I did a double-take for some reason. When I couldn’t answer it adequately, she asked again, only in a different way. </p>
<p>She also asked some questions that I think I’ve always known the answers to, but they made me think during the interview. For example: “What motivates you?” We all know what motivates us, but not very often do we have to articulate that to another person. </p>
<p>She asked me my top five favorite books. For me, it was easy because I’m usually reading five books at the same time anyway, so I just said which ones I was reading. Then, however, she asked me to explain why they were interesting to me. I was reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell at the time (which I recommend to anybody. Pick it up!), so i could talk about that pretty well. However, if I had just been reading a Jodi Picoult novel or something, all I would have been able to say is, “Umm, it’s fun to read?” </p>
<p>The final question was, “If there were five students competing for the same seat in a class, what would be your sales pitch to the professor for letting you take it?” That one took some thought because I wanted a good argument. </p>
<p>The interview as a whole was pretty challenging because it incorporated questions I’ve never been asked before. Good luck, and I hope I see you there next year! If you have any questions, just pm me or something. I hope I’ve helped.</p>
<p>one of the questions i remember was “tell us your favorite joke” and another was something along the lines of how is your generation different from the previous generation? </p>
<p>another is something like “who do you despise?”</p>
<p>there were a couple of others (only 4 or 5 i think in total) but they were random so i can’t remember the rest…</p>