| College interviews are another chance for you to tell | | | | chapter in the campus or sharing your ideas with |
| the admissions officers more about yourself. You will | | | | fellow students. |
| want to take the interview seriously, because it helps | | | | "Which activities are most meaningful to you?" |
| paint a better picture of you as a student. | | | | Like the essay, you would want to mention activities |
| Although it's not a good idea to over-prepare yourself | | | | that are your passions. You want the interviewer to |
| for a college interview, you should always anticipate | | | | know what makes you tick. But unlike the essay, you |
| certain questions that interviewers are prone to ask. | | | | can discuss your activities at length without word limits. |
| These questions are designed to find out about your | | | | Resist the temptation to brag though. Talk with a |
| interests and passions. Following are some of | | | | natural style, and if you're passionate about what you |
| interviewers' favorite questions: | | | | do, it'll show. Talk about specific anecdotes; |
| "Why do you want to come to this college?" | | | | interviewers like hearing about personal stories. For |
| This question is to gauge how well you know about | | | | example, if you are a music enthusiast, you can talk |
| the school; i.e your level of interest. Some schools | | | | about your first performance and how you nearly |
| track interest and use it as a criteria for admission, so | | | | fumbled on stage because you were too nervous. |
| you'd do well to do research on the school you're | | | | Don't make up stories though. |
| applying to. Read up the college's literature and | | | | "What books have you read lately?" |
| website, and tie it with your interests. Mix those with | | | | A lot of applicants think that this is a 'trap' question that |
| some reasons of your own, like the fact that it has a | | | | they must give a book that is either intellectual or have |
| close-knit student community. If you can give some | | | | good values. It doesn't have to be. Just talk about a |
| specific examples, the interviewer is likely to be | | | | book you did read. Avoid the usual cliché titles |
| impressed with your research. | | | | that you read in English class though. Sicne part of the |
| "How would you contribute to this community?" | | | | purpost is to gauge your initiative and creactivity, it's |
| Colleges want givers. They want people who are able | | | | better to pcik a book you found rather than the one |
| to add life to their campus. So make sure you let them | | | | assigned to you. Don't lie about the books you read |
| know how you are going to do it. Talk about your skills, | | | | though; if the interviewer happens to be familiar with a |
| your experiences and your contributions. A good tip is | | | | particular book you fabricated, you'll be in trouble. |
| to tell them how you plan to give back to the | | | | In the end, the interviewer wants to know more about |
| community; whether it's tutoring fellow classmates in a | | | | you, so just be yourself. |
| subject you are strong at, chartering a new community | | | | |