简谈美本面试

　　申请的准备阶段了，除了文书，该安排的是第三方面试了，因为面试可以做两次，如果你觉得不满意想再面试一次，中间需要间隔一个月，也就是说如果考虑两次面试，所以应该尽早去预约，否则来不及。
　　除了第三方面试，还有校友面试，招生官面试，下文是18届高手学姐的文章，亲身经历，观点清晰，学姐可是通过面试获得全奖的大牛，同时学姐还提供了下面链接，标明是面试入门级必问题：
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　　CollegeApplicationInterviewOverview
　　ByLucyZhu
　　2018。6Types
　　InitialViewVericant：
　　InitialViewisageneralinterviewconductedbyathirdpartycompanyandsenttocollegesyoupick。It’sabout1020minutesinlength，videorecordedinfull，andhasanewlyintroducedwritingcomponent。Youmaysendyourresults（avideoandyouressayinscannedPDF，noscore）toanunlimitednumberofschools。YoualsogettwovirtualstarstogivetoyourtoppickRegularDecisionschools。Also，InitialViewissuperexpensive（200！）sodotrytonailitonyourfirsttake。IfeellikecollegeswillusethistocheckwhetheryourEnglishproficiencyactuallylivesuptoyourstandardizedtestscores，inbothcolloquialandwrittenterms，butthishasnotbeenconfirmedofficially。Consideringthenumberofapplicationscollegesreceive，IdoubtcollegeswatchreadyourwholeInitialViewfile。Ttheflipsideisthatyou’llhavetomakeeverysnippettheymightwatchaspassionateandfluentaspossible。Lastyear，thevirtualstarswerestillintheirtrialperiodandIreallydon’tthinktheymadeanypositiveimpacttomyadmissionresult。InitialViewasksverygeneralquestionsandisnotdesignedtogrindyouatall。Randomquestionsmaybeasked，（eg。Whodoyouadmiremost？）butnonewilltestknowledgeofacademicscurrentevents。Justknowyourselfwellandyou’lldofine。Restassuredthatitwillbechillitshouldonlybeyourfirstinterviewofmanytocome！I’veonlydoneInitialView，soIwon’tbeabletoprovideyouwithanyadviceaboutVericant。
　　Schoolspecificinterview：
　　a。ConductedbyalumniMostcommonly，alumniwillreachoutviaemailtoofferyouaninterview。Forcertainschoolseg。Northwestern，Vanderbiltandsomeliberalartscolleges，you’llhavetoapplyonlineforalumnislots。BeingofferedaninterviewDOESNOTmeantheschoolhaslookedoveryourapplicationandareseriouslyconsideringyoumanyschoolsfollowarandomassignmentbasis。Theseareusuallyinformative，allowingyoutogettoknowtheschoolbetterbyhavingaconversationwithyourinterviewer。
　　Definitelytrytorelatetoyouralum！SearchhimheruponLinkedinorstalkonsocialmediaifpossible。（Remembertoeraseyourtracks。）
　　Preparearesumethatyoucanofferyourinterviewerifyoumeetinperson。
　　Alsobringapen。Someinterviewersrushoutoftheirofficetointerviewyousotheymightforgettobringone。
　　Thestyleofinterviewyougetreflectstheschool’spersonality。MyBrowninterviewwassuperchillandmyPenninterviewhadaslightuptightWhartonbusinessfeelingtoitthoughIdidn’tapplyforWharton。
　　Don’tfightforthebillifyourinterviewerdecidestotreatyou。Youcanbuyyourselfadrinkifyougetthereearlyandhavetowaitawhile。
　　Ifit’sacoffeechat，Iadviseyouagainstgettingfoodbecauseit’simpolitetotalkwhilechewing。Freeyourmouthtotalkduringtheinterviewandeatafterit’sover！
　　Itwouldbegreatifyouknowmoreabouttheschoolthanyourinterviewer。Whenyourinterviewerstartstoexplainsomethingabouttheschoolthatyoualreadyknow，onlytellhimheryouknewthatalreadyhalfthetime。Pullamesmerizedfacetheotherhalf。Youshouldleavetheinterviewlookinglikeyoufelldeeperinlovewiththeschoolthanwhenyoustarted。
　　Gettheircontactinfoandsendathankyouemailwithin24hours。AskGoogleifyoudon’tknowhow。
　　Ifyourapplicationfileisbrilliantlyamazingacademically（I’mtalkingaboutmultipleinternationalawardshere），youwantatleasta“noredflagsfromthisapplicant”result。Otherwise，youseektheirabsoluteadoration！！Gottamaketheinterviewerwanttoadoptyouasanunderclassman。
　　b。ConductedbyadmissionsofficerAOinterviewswillmostlikelybethroughSkype，thoughsomeschoolsdosendafewAOsovertoChina。Thesearedefinitelyevaluativeandplayadecisiveroletowardsyourresult。
　　YourAOmayormaynothaveseenyourapplicationalready。Askifyou’rereallycuriousbutit’slikelythatthey’lltellyoubeforetheinterviewwhetherthey’vereaditornot。
　　AOsarestillhumans！！Theycanlaughandhaveemotionstoo。
　　ThemaindifferencebetweenAOsandalumniisthatAOsaremorejudgemental。Youdon’twantthe“noredflagsfromthisapplicant”feedback，youwantyourinterviewertoloveyouenoughtoconvincethemajorityofAOstovoteyouintotheacceptedpile！Regardlessofhowstellaryouracademicsare，a“meh”conversationwillgetyourejected。
　　3Thingstokeepinmind：
　　1）Impressionsoutlastwords。
　　Speakclearly。
　　Beenthusiastic。
　　Makethemlaughifyoucan（butnotatyourchildishnessstupidity。）Whodoesn’tliketobeamused？
　　Makeeyecontact（tstarelol）
　　Showinterestinwhattheysay。
　　Beconfidentaboutwhatyoupresent。There’snowronganswer。
　　Silenceyouruhh’sandumm’s。Pauseifyou’restillpreparingwhatyou’llsay
　　Occasionalgrammaticalmistakesarefineaslongasyougetthepointthrough。Don’tmessupheshehimhisherthough，itmaybequiteconfusing。
　　2）Storieswinoverresumestyleaccomplishments。Learntotellstories。Logicalityanduniquenessiskey。
　　3）It’sgoodtoknowsomeshortacademicfunfactsstoriesrelatedtoyourintendedmajorthatwillbeunderstoodbyageneralaudience。Showyourintervieweryouknowthesubjectwellbutdon’ttesttheirintelligencebygettingtoodeepintoit。
　　4）Apictureisworthathousandwords。Feelfreetotakeoutyourphoneandshowthemphotosofyourartworkexperimentresultsmemorableexperiences。
　　5）Talkabouttoughexperiencespositively。Explainhowyouovercamethem。
　　6）Youcanaskforclarificationwhenyou’reunsureofhowtoanswer。Confirmingwhattheirquestioniscanbuytimeforyoutothink。Don’toverusethis！
　　7）Yourinterviewerswillbenice。Iftheydon’tshowprofessionalconductthatdramaticallyinfluencesyourperformance（eg。askyououtonaromanticdateinsultyou），emailtheschoolandexplainthesituation。You’llprobablybeassignedanotherinterviewer。
　　8）Askforadviceandrecommendations。Sinceyou’vealreadymadeconversation，youmightaswellgainsometakeawaysfrompeopleolderthanyou。Also，psychologicalstudieshaveshownthataskingforadviceincreasesyourlikability。
　　9）Prepareafewquestionstoaskwhentheinterviewends。
　　10）Respecttheirtime。Don’tbelate。Letthembetheonetojudgewhentheinterviewshouldfinish。