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Interviews - Overview
Be sure
to schedule interviews with the colleges and universities
you are going to apply to – it shows your genuine
interest in that college (a bonus factor for you) and will allow you
to get answers to questions you may have. It is an opportunity
to boost your chance of admission by talking positively about
your interests, showing a great personality, and expressing
enthusiasm about college and the possibility of attending the
school you’re interviewing with.
College interviews are more like casual,
one-on-one conversations than hardcore interrogations. They won’t make or
break admission officer’s decision to admit you, but
interviews do allow colleges to look at some of your qualities
that don’t come through on paper. Interviews
are intended to find out WHO you are - WHAT you’ve done will
come across in your application. Admission officers want
to see if you and the college are a good fit, both academically
and personally. Interviews are a way for you to impress
admission officers as well as for the college admission officers
to sell the college to you (think of it as a marketing tool
that works both ways – for both you and the college).
It is recommended to interview with professors who teach in
the department offering your major. You will be able
to learn details about the department and, more importantly,
create an advocate for you when you apply for admission.
Interviews last anywhere from
30-to-60 minutes. You should
schedule interviews with your favorite colleges and universities
last. This way, by the time you interview at your favorite
college you will have experienced interviewing several times
and hopefully will have all the mistakes out of the way. You
will feel more confident and should conduct a more impressive
interview.
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