<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>