<p>Can you tell me some questions and topics for interview?</p>
<p>My son had his interview in June. It was face-to-face at the Admissions office. (Some are via Skype, I hear.) </p>
<p>His interviewer was a retired PoliSci prof. Son took his “resume” with him and an unofficial transcript. The interviewer kept the transcript, but not the resume. </p>
<p>From what I can deduce, the conversation started out as chit chat. After introductory pleasantries, I think the transcript became an ice-breaker for the conversation. From that they discussed one of son’s recent classes. The Societal Issues class served as a starting point for a conversation about the death penalty. They had a healthy bank-and-forth about death penalty until the end of the interview. </p>
<p>Son came away psyched about the experience. He said he really liked the prof and lamented that he’s retired. He said there was really nothing frightening or nerve-wracking about the interview.</p>
<p>i did it in nov. of 08. it wasnt a bad experience as well. as long as you think about your answers and have confidence in what you have to offer you will be fine.</p>
<p>My D had one on Tuesday. The interviewer was young and friendly, and made her feel at home. </p>
<p>Does anyone out there think that Wake can put a lot of emphasis on a 30-minute interview after dropping a standardized test requirement based on the fact that a 4-hour test doesn’t fairly judge a student’s abilities?</p>
<p>my interviewer was a reel nice and kind person. but i didnt feel good after the interview because of my “out there” answers; other than that it was a good experience.</p>
<p>and yes, they will put more emphasis on interviews as they drop the SAT requirement. its like Demon Deacon saying “screw the numbers if that doesnt represent you well enough. ive always wanted see you in person anyway.”</p>
<p>My interviewer was a history prof, I think; it was back in december so I’m not really sure.
we started off talking about my family, my grades, my religion, how high school went, my least favorite/favorite classes and why, my AP’s, my EC’s and what I liked about them, what position I would want in a president’s cabinet and why, what issue I would most want to bring to the President’s attention and why, what kind of music I listened to and why, what books I liked/disliked and why…and, my personal favorite, I was asked to rate myself on how geeky I was on a scale of 1 to 10. And then how geeky I thought my friends thought I was. On a scale of 1 to 10.
He was very nice and the interview felt much more like a conversation than an interview. Which was nice, but it was the sort of mix of professionalism and friendliness that left me unsure as to whether he thought I did well or was just being professionally friendly. You know? Maybe?
Basically, if you sort of enjoyed Wake’s out-there questions on their application, even just a teensy bit, you’ll probably be fine in the interview.</p>