<p>I was just contacted to schedule an interview, and I would just like to know how it went from anyone who has gone through the process. I was previously interviewed by an alum for uPenn, which was not too formal yet she did have a list of questions that she had to ask and write down my response. Is this much more serious?</p>
<p>No, definitely not. I had a Princeton one the other day, and while it went really well, I felt like the guy was trying to weed out students he didn’t think were right for Princeton. It seems like the Georgetown interviewers really want everyone they interview to get into the school, so as long as you do pretty well, you’ll be fine. You’re ranked on a scale from 1-9, 9 being the best. They ask you questions like family background, why Georgetown, where else are you applying, etc. When I originally contacted her, the main point she stressed was the informality of it. Good luck!</p>
<p>the georgetown interview really isn’t that hard, they just discuss life and things. i have a upenn interview coming up, i’m nervous for those questions.</p>
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<p>I just had an interview couple weeks ago and I have to tell you, i felt like it was more of an investigation than an interview. </p>
<p>First of all, the interviewer was trying to write down everything I was saying. It seemed like he was really focused on getting all the facts and details down (since they have to submit a report on the student) than knowing who I was as an individual. At one point, I was like, why am I here? All the stuff I’m talking about now are on my application. I could have just given him my application for the stuff he’s asking me about. </p>
<p>Second, he didn’t lead a discussion but just threw out questions at me. Tell me about your family, tell me about your family business, tell me about this and that. What are your favorite books, give me top three. why do you like them? The whole process seemed methodical to me and didn’t flow. He didn’t seem interested in my answers and was busy getting through all the questions he had prepared.</p>
<p>Also, he asked me why I was applying to SFS. I gave a pretty generic answer. Thus came flying at me his questions on foreign policy. What are the current conditions between this country and that country? Do you know what ______ policy is?
Come on, this alumni was a graduate of the School of Foreign Service and had majored in international relations. How was I to impress him with my knowledge? And that’s where my interview went downhill. I was trying to remember details from articles that I had read and connect them to why all these issues were relevant to my life. All of a sudden, the interview wasn’t about who I am but about trying to validate and proove myself as a competent candidate for the SFS. </p>
<p>I acknowledge that I hadn’t prepared myself for the interview, thinking that it was going to be an easy, informal conversation with the alumni. But I don’t think that you can call this a well done job on the interviewer’s part either. Walking away from the interview, I felt like I had been rather examined. </p>
<p>If I had all the knowledge that he has now, which he himself accured from years of learning at the SFS, I wouldn’t be applying to Georgetown.</p>
<p>Wow! ah2ris that’s rough. Mine was very informal. I went to my interviewer’s home and met her kids and everything. We talked for a while about everything- my field, my family, my interests, etc. We had traveled to similar destinations, so we discussed our experiences there. She talked about her time and Georgetown and some of the classes, what attracted her to the school, etc. It was actually kind of fun.</p>
<p>I just scheduled my interview, its with David Fallon in a few weeks. I guess he is a lawyer, and his office is in Sayville on Long Island. Anyone else have this guy?</p>
<p>I liked mine- if conversation length is any indication of success, I did pretty well at over an hour</p>
<p>mine was 30 minutes or so… my guy showed up in sweats. it was kind of weird. but yeah he just asked me about my self and everything everyone else has already said… plus he was like if you want anything else added, email me which was nice.</p>
<p>Mine was incredibly informal, almost jarringly so. He didn’t really ask me anything about my resume stuff. He did ask me why I wanted to go to Georgetown. He asked me what my favorite book was, to which I replied Freakonomics, and we discussed the implications of statistics and economics on public policy related to that book for a while. From there, the interview segued into him trying to sell Georgetown to me, talking about how great it is. Then he asked me if I had any questions, so I asked him about 5 or 6 questions, which took about 30 minutes in total. The interview was about 45 minutes long, and he didn’t write anything down at all.</p>
<p>Hmm my interview was generally informal and did not once touch on serious topics. I guess it’s because I applied as undecided? Either way, the interviewer was very focused on getting to know me as a person - a point that really impressed me. Also, it wasn’t so much an interrogation as it was a conversation whereby we exchanged our views and experiences. I thoroughly enjoyed it. =]</p>
<p>My interview went really well!!! I loved my interviewer; she was young and a recent graduate. I feel like it really helped me get in. Yes, it was informal (we met at the local Panera Bread). But, I felt like she was really interested in me and about my interest in Georgetown. I am actually still in contact with her through phone, email, and snail mail.</p>
<p>I brought a copy of my resume and she went through it line by line inquiring about the different activities.</p>
<p>Good Luck! Breath though.. it’s not bad =)</p>
<p>Yeesh, my interviewer just called me (I just got my slip but he got his a week ago?) and said it would only take a half an hour.</p>
<p>Actually, I just clicked on the Georgetown forum, realized I should call to schedule an appointment, picked up the phone, and right then, it rang…and it was my interviewer. Creepy.</p>
<p>my interviewer was supposed to meet me 7pm monday…7:45pm monday and a no show, i just left.</p>
<p>she forgot to call and say she couldn’t make it. it was rescheduled but now i have the upper hand…sort of. w/e, but it sort of makes georgetown look bad, even though i don’t think so personally.</p>
<p>it’s seriously not that bad. just know why you want to go there, what makes you a strong applicant, and have a few questions and you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>My interview was so straightforward. SAT scores, grades, APs, ECs, Why Gtown, Why you? Questions?, DONE. No philosopical stuff. Not even much room for me to tell anything extra about myself other than elaborating on ECs. They could have figured it out from my app.</p>
<p>That being said, the guy gave me some nice advice for life, so.</p>
<p>Ahhh my interviewer was very formal and he asked questions starting with my background–all the very tiny details, name of town and dates of my birth-up til now and what I want to do career wise…I was wondering why those names of places matter at all. He threw questions at me and I answered them with occasional laughs and smiles…but I had interviews before where the atmosphere was more casual and open. Unfortunately, my interview only lasted thirty minutes and I didn’t even manage to ask him ALL my questions.</p>
<p>My sons interview with the Georgetown Rep was amazing! I hope everyone’s experience will be as rewarding!! hoya saxa!</p>