Campus Visits & Interviews
Strategy for Admissions Interviews
Be prepared for your interviews. Demonstrate the
appropriate manners and etiquette and follow the Do’s and Don’ts
outlined in other sections of MyCollegeCalendar. Be confident,
poised, and well spoken.
Organize your answers to questions you’ll likely be asked by college
admission representatives. Think of all questions in only two ways:
What do I offer the college or university? How
will I contribute to the college community? Will I contribute through
academics, on-campus organizations and leadership, sports, theater, or
in some other way?
What does the college or university have to offer me? Will
the school provide the academic, social, and cultural opportunities I
seek?
Generally speaking, there are three parts to admissions
interviews:
FIRST, there is the general meet and greet phase. The
admissions officer will make you feel comfortable by asking you to sit
down and then asking easy questions, such as, “How are you?”, “Are
you enjoying your visit?”, or “Tell me about yourself.” As
an opening discussion, some admission officers ask you something casual
about a current event or something you wrote on your college application.
SECOND, the admission officer will ask you open-ended
questions to find out your character and interests. There will
be questions about your extracurricular activities and what you do outside
of high school. Other questions will be about your personality
and character and what others think of you.
THIRD, there will be a wrap-up. Most interviews
end with college admission officers asking if you would like to add anything
or if you have any questions for them.
Interviews are designed to have the college admission
officer determine if your personality will be a good fit for the college. |
