I have my interview this monday at my school and dont know what questions they might ask, I dont make eye contact easy, and i also have a bad school attendance, about 10% below standards.
Im really nervous and dont know how to prepare, any tips?
2007-02-01 06:54:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
just appear polite, confident, generally like you 'have it together'.
If you don't want to look them directly in the eye you can just stare at someone's forhead and it looks to them like you are making eye contact.
Also, if you can think of a decent (and preferrably true) reason as to why your school attendance isn't that great, feel free to tell it to them.
They may ask you what you want to do with yourself in the future. These questions are all 100% bullshit, no one our age really knows what they want to do for sure. Just make something up that sounds reasonable, credible, and ambitious. It's not so much what you choose, as it is giving them an answer instead of having no ******* idea (which in reality we don't).
2007-02-01 07:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by Grant G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's doing the interview? A college admissions person? An alum?
Most likely, you'll be asked some general questions. Why do you want to come to this school? What do you like to do? What was your favorite HS class? Your least?
They are looking to see that you are mature, have an interest in actually attending (and not just that M&D want you to come), and that you'll fit in.
Alums are more likely to ask odd questions, if only because they can (they have fewer legal restrictions on what they can ask). Also, because they're looking to give recommendations to people that they'd be proud to have at THEIR school.
You should work on the eye contact thing. While it won't kill you with a pro, it can with an alum or some pros.
Expect them to ask about grades and you need to have a clear story as to why you didn't do well. Complaints ("school's boring") or shrugging will not go well for you.
They likely won't have your attendance record (and maybe not even a transcript), but they might.
How to prepare? Do a mock interview with a parent or a teacher. Do these several times to build up confidence.
Have these sessions video tapes, if possible. Watch yourself. Ask yourself "would I let this person come to this school?" If not, try to figure out why. Then, work on THAT.
2007-02-01 07:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jay 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Basically, at a college interview, the interviewer will ask you about your interets and about why you want to attend that particular school. Your underattendance may come up as a query on why you think college will be different than your current schooling. Eye contact helps to establish trust and makes you seem more engaged. Not making eye contact suggests you are being evasive. Try being just plain honest.
2007-02-01 07:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't have an interview when I started college, I just got accepted then signed up and paid for classes and went to an orientation..but never had an interview. Is that the normal way of doing things at most colleges?
2007-02-01 06:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tim M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 00:33:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-15 12:09:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a college interview with terrible references but i got in and it was a pretty good college. my attendance was low also.
just dress really smart.. hair nice! smile look confident. say you really have changed you had a lot of problems in your life at that time and although its no excuse you feel your more mature now and ready for it. not because you have to because you want to!H
HOPE this helps
2007-02-01 09:40:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn up naked n they wont be concentratin on ur school work
2007-02-01 06:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋