What do they ask at Interviews?

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<p>I have an interview with Harvard in December and I'm really worried about it... does anyone know what they usually ask at the interviews.. or any unusual questions they come up with?</p>

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<p>First, they ask about your test scores, what classes you have taken/are taking, etc.</p>

<p>Second, depending on the interviewer, they seem to ask questions that demand you to think on your feet. My interviewer last year asked, “If you could bring five books to a desert island, what would those books be?”</p>

<p>And third, they appear to ask questions about your passion - I talked about building and assembling computers.</p>

<p>Don’t stress. From my knowledge, the interview doesn’t count for much. They just need to confirm that you are not a dummy.</p>

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<p>It really depends on the interviewer. Some questions mine asked:
-Why are you vegetarian?
-Why are you an atheist?
-Why do you do service?
-Why do you consider yourself involved with your clubs?
-Why did you take the AP exam at the end of the year?</p>

<p>Note: they kind of attacked me for being vegetarian/atheist, as they were Catholic. The common ones are probably how are you involved though.</p>

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<p>my interviewer asked me for my resume before we met so he’d have an idea about what to talk about. he did, though, tell me that harvard has set questions they ask people, including general details about yourself, what you do in your free time, your hardest classes, future aspirations, etc. we did talk a little about current events so you might want to keep that in mind. mine was more like a conversation though than a formal interview, and it was 2 hours! so have a lot to talk about</p>

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<p>"He did, though, tell me that harvard has set questions they ask people, including general details about yourself, what you do in your free time, your hardest classes, future aspirations, etc. "</p>

<p>Perhaps that’s true of alumni in his region, but it’s not true in general.</p>