newbie Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Where is a great site to come up w/questions and prep for college interview? Collegeboard was kind of bland. Where do you find info, re homeschooling questions? TIA:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Where is a great site to come up w/questions and prep for college interview? Collegeboard was kind of bland. Where do you find info, re homeschooling questions? TIA:) I do interviews for USNA. Questions that I tend to ask are things like Tell me about yourself. What are some of your strengths? What are your weaknesses? What accomplishment are you most proud of? What subject do you have to work the hardest at? When you have a conflicting demands, how do you prioritize? For example, if you have a test coming, a paper due and a sporting event, how do you prepare for these? Give me an example of something you've been in charge of? Why do you want to go to XXX? I tend to go for a lot of open ended questions so that I get fewer yes/no answers. My goal is to find out what is motivating them to apply, if they know what they're getting into and if they have any experience leading others and/or dealing with high stress conditions. I've been doing this for about six years and I'm still surprised by the applicants who can't tell me why they are applying or why the board should select them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 We used to do college interviews for many years and one question we liked to ask is: Do you think you had a hardship or challenges you had to overcome? What was it and what did it teach you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thank you, I am bookmarking those. Is your best advice to know the college website inside and out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thank you, I am bookmarking those. Is your best advice to know the college website inside and out? I don't know that you need to know it inside and out. But I can tell when a candidate has spent very little time looking at the website. Also, my alma mater has stopped sending out catalogs, but does have the current catalog available online. I can tell when a candidate isn't familiar with the school. For example, I had one student who didn't know that he would only be able to leave campus one day a week, would have to wear a uniform every day, would not get to have certain privleges like a radio until after freshman year. It just struck me that he had no idea at all what he was getting himself into and would likely not be prepared for the stresses and demands that would be put upon him. I like to ask what about the school/program is especially interesting or appealing, and what seems like it will be hard. I also like it when candidates have questions for me that show that they've investigated the school and are trying to figure out what it all means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 You might ask some of these questions at the college sub board. Folks there have recent experience with college apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thu062012 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hi This topic help me a lot in developing my project. I will contribute more when I finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hi This topic help me a lot in developing my project. I will contribute more when I finished it. If you're doing a project, I'll just add that my two older sons have been to quite a few interviews now and none have been the same. While there might be a common question or two, they've all been just "different." That may be why there aren't many sites prepping for them... Some have had a single person in a very casual atmosphere and others have had more than one person in a more formal atmosphere. Many have had hypothetical questions. Some had more basic questions. I think, in general, the person wants to see how a student handles themselves more than they care about the answers (barring horrid answers, of course). I tell my guys to be themselves and pretend they are talking to adults they know rather than getting uptight at "something new." They also go in prepared with knowledge about the specific school and/or scholarship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 And we also looked for questions to ask the interviewer at the end..... Ø What kind of new student orientation does the college offer? Ø As an undecided major, what career guidance is available to freshmen? Ø How common for dual majors such as economics and classic studies? Ø What would you say that students like most about your college? The least? Ø What kinds of intramurals type sports are available for fun? Ø What percentages of the students live on campus and stay for the weekends? Ø Tell me about your study abroad programs? Are they available for all majors? Ø What activities are available for freshmen to meet other students the 1st month? Ø What else do I need to do to help my admission process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 And we also looked for questions to ask the interviewer at the end..... Ø What kind of new student orientation does the college offer? Ø As an undecided major, what career guidance is available to freshmen? Ø How common for dual majors such as economics and classic studies? Ø What would you say that students like most about your college? The least? Ø What kinds of intramurals type sports are available for fun? Ø What percentages of the students live on campus and stay for the weekends? Ø Tell me about your study abroad programs? Are they available for all majors? Ø What activities are available for freshmen to meet other students the 1st month? Ø What else do I need to do to help my admission process? Just beware that many interviewers are also assessing "interest" in the college as colleges prefer to admit students who are likely to come. If one were to ask questions that show indecisiveness, that could set a bad vibe. Some interviewers I know detest student questions that can easily be answered via the web site... but love more in depth questions showing real interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Those were the questions my son asked during his college interviews - we just got his acceptance for Cornell and Colgate Colleges for the Fall! SO they worked fine for us! Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Those were the questions my son asked during his college interviews - we just got his acceptance for Cornell and Colgate Colleges for the Fall! SO they worked fine for us! Myra I think it was a great list of questions. The only one I might have left off would have been what students like the least about _____. I probably shouldn't have quoted your post with my comment as your questions weren't examples of what I was talking about. I was trying to add to it by saying be careful what questions one asks if one is going to ask questions. Sorry if anyone interpreted it differently (and I see how that could have happened now). I was trying to add - not contradict... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Creekland, Don't worry - no offense taken! We're all into this process together! Thanks for being concerned though! Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thu062012 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You might ask some of these questions at the college sub board. Folks there have recent experience with college apps. If you want to get more materials that related to this topic, you can visit: Parent teacher interview questions Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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