<p>did anyone bring the awards they received? i dont know if i should... but i will bring my resume in the format of an activity list to my interview, in case we run out of things to talk about.</p>
<p>Wow... so many interview threads. I don't think Indians get interviews :-/</p>
<p>I did not bring anything to the interview (other than a cup of coffee that I bought while I was there). I personally think it's much more impressive if you don't bring anything. Contrary to popular belief, this does not make you seem unprepared. In fact, it makes you seem much more confident in yourself. The interviewer will be really impressed if you can converse about yourself without referring to a resume or notes.</p>
<p>That's the best piece of contrary wisdom I've come across</p>
<p>lol....
so what would you bring astrix?</p>
<p>i wouldn't bring anything...i dont think u will run outta things to talk about. unless u are a really anti-social not a conversation person...it will last at least 1 hour.</p>
<p>I agree. When I interview a student, I don't want to see written things like the adcoms see. I don't want to know your SAT scores or get a resume. I want to meet you, get to know you a little bit, experience you as a person-- just as though I was sitting next to you on an airplane. I want to get a peek at what you feel strongly about, what your unique strengths are, and what makes life meaningful for you.</p>
<p>My Univ does not give us ANY statistical info, except your possible college majors, possible college activities, & possible college sports (from your app.) I think this is just to give us a few topics to start out with, like "Tell me about your involvement in dance/debate/lacrosse"...</p>
<p>I don't really want to know how you stack up on paper; I figure the adcom has that end covered. I am really more interested in how fun you are to engage in a conversation, in finding some common conversational ground, in hearing your opinions & dreams, and in getting a sense of your personality, maturity, character...</p>
<p>mmm.. ic... that was really helpful. thx sbmom.</p>
<p>I dunno, pw. I don't have that much to put in a resume, so that would have been out anyway :p I didn't send one with my app either</p>
<p>I brought a resume and a copy of my school newspaper, but didn't even bring them out of my purse until my interviewer was leaving. I just said, "here's a copy of my resume, in case you need something to aid you in writing your summary"</p>
<p>i agree with you, foreverzero, but i just got my interview call, and he said to bring some things along like a resume or essay. i guess it depends on the alum, maybe he wants some more insight or just some stuff to look at</p>
<p>I am thinking of getting a resume and some newspaper cuttings about myself</p>
<p>Princeton interview, akash??</p>
<p>Ok,Ok MIT interview.:)
But this is an interview thread right?</p>
<p>I would bring along a resume if you have one. Don't plan to make it the topic of the interview! But just have it, in case the interviewer asks if you have anything they can take with them, or in case you or they seem to be having trouble finding things to talk about.</p>
<p>Heh thats okay... I just got kinda scared you were getting a pton interview and I wasn't</p>
<p>Bringing anything...nah, don't do it. It'll just be distracting. Honestly, the best part of the interview was the fact that it was completely open and I had to talk about myself (which I rarely do). I couldn't refer to any papers, and I couldn't point at anything and say, "There! That's who I am." Seeing as my interviewer was a psych major and is currently a psych grad student, that probably wouldn't have been that great of an idea anyways. I don't think there's anything worth talking about if you just can't talk about it yourself instead of referring to a piece of paper. They take notes as it is, so...yeah :)</p>