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Tips for Applicants Preparing for Admission Interviews

admission interviews

Tip 2: Know What Happens in a Successful Interview

To pull off a successful admission interview, aim to hold up your end of a mutually rewarding conversation focused on the subject about which you are the world’s leading expert: you

 

Here's what admission officers, interviewers, and interview report forms are looking for in these interviews:

 

Admission officers are looking for students who will get the most out of the priceless, multi-faceted educational experience they offer and who will contribute to their academic and social community.

 

Interviewers are looking for a rewarding, engaging conversation that shows them your academic interests, what’s important to you outside the classroom, and your ability to get the most out of your education and help others do the same. 

 

Interview report forms ask about: (1) your academic interests and love of learning; (2) your non-academic interests, talents, activities, and commitments; and (3) your ability to contribute to an intellectual and social community

 

The overlap is intentional.

 

With that in mind, my definition of a successful admission interview is a rewarding, engaging conversation in which you accomplish three things:

 

  • Help the interviewer see your intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm for learning, and the breadth and depth of your academic interests 

  • Give the interviewer a tour through the talents, commitments, obligations, people, and pastimes that you love and value outside the classroom

  • Show the interviewer the intellectual, interpersonal, and other attributes that will equip you to benefit from and contribute to their school’s social and intellectual community

Inspire Your Interviewer to Advocate for You

 Tip 1:  Know Your Audience and What They’re Looking for

 Tip 2:  Know What Happens in a Successful Interview

 Tip 3:  Illustrate Your Answers with Personal Experiences

 Tip 4:  Show Them Your Love of Learning

 Tip 5:  Show Them What Matters to You Outside the Classroom

 Tip 6:  Show Them You're Ready

 Tip 7:  Be Ready to Discuss Other Topics

 Tip 9:  Prepare a Few Questions

 Tip 10:  Communicate and Connect

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