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i am having an on-campus interview in july and applying this fall. are there subjects that definitely should/should NOT be discussed in an interview? i want to give the interviewer an accurate but flattering impression of me. some specific things i'm not sure whether i should mention or avoid are:
+instances where i did valuable things in my community in elementary school (is this too out-of-date and therefore irrelevant to who i am now, or are they insightful examples of being execeptional beyond high school ECs?)
+the fact that i've seen a psychologist for anxiety issues if i am not on any medications or in ongoing treatment
+pointing out that two other students from my school with higher class rank are also planning on applying (i know not to mention any specific numbers since they are looking at me wholistically-i read the thread)
+my favorite extra curriculars are: 1. a company i volunteered for but has gone out of business in the past year because of the economy, so i am no longer able to help out there. 2. a sport that i didn't participate in my freshman or sophomore year but tried as a junior and really loved (or should i say something that i have a long-term and continued participation in, in order to show commitment since their note to my file is based only on the first impression?)
+i have a serious boyfriend and an important college goal of ours is to go to the same university, and at this point, even if that means settling for one slightly less competitive than yale (which is both of our top choices -not influenced by one another- also, he is one of the two higher ranking than me and with better test scores but will not be interviewing this summer.)
+asking the interviewer for suggestions of other schools to think about applying to once they've heard a bit about me. i honestly don't know if i'm good enough to get into yale, but at this point my back-up schools are all much MUCH more safeties. i want to find some middle ground where i would be a good fit but wouldn't feel like my hard work didn't pay off because i got into some unselective place. the reason i hesitate to ask this is because it may come off as ignorant/lazy for not figuring out the whole college admissions process myself. but at the same time i would really value the insight of someone who has gone through the same process recently- i'm assuming my on-campus interview will be a recent graduate.
ok and one wardrobe question: i have a lucky necklace which isn't big or offensive, but is very sparkly and sometimes distracts people's eyes. should i not wear it so that the interviewer can more easily focus on making eye contact?
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