emerica22

Hi all, I'm going for my bard IDP interview/seminar soon and I wanted to know what to expect. So, if anyone has applied through IDP in the past please reply.

specifically I wanted to know...

how dressed up I should get?
what questions are typically asked in the interview?

Thanks!

heyalb

My D applied IDP last year. She wore casual black pants and a sweater, but we saw people dressed everywhere from jeans to ..... nah, no suits. I'd say guys should wear dark khakis and a sweater, nothing ultra conservative, and certainly nothing too outrageous.

I'd leave the ripped jeans and t-shirts that say "I'd kill for a kegger" back at home.

D's interview was conducted by an alum, with whom she hit it off immediately. It was the usual "why Bard?", expand on your fave courses, how do you spend your free time, etc. This interview is NOT a high-pressure deal. They figure after you go through the entire IDP process, the last thing they want to do is knock you to the ground.

Do the readings, make sure you understand them, and add something to the seminar where you discuss the readings with the other IDP applicants, and you'll be fine.

One thing that I found very interesting --- all the IDP students bonded that day. I thought there'd be competition simmering; after all, they're face-to-face with the other students competing for limited spots. But they all exchanged e-mails, compared notes, and compared results afterwards. And then the network broadened to the other IDP applicants, those who had their IDP on a different day. By the time first day of freshman year came around, D already knew a whole bunch of people.

Good luck to you! It's a fun day --- REALLY --- and you will look back on it fondly, I promise.

whatweaimfor

I went on November 7th. It was such a good experience! From what I saw, people didn't get too dressed up, most of the girls wore pants and a cute shirt, a few of them had skirts. The boys wore mostly slacks and button up shirts.

It was really cool to see all of the different kids there, and they were all super friendly. And I definitely recommend getting involved in the seminar, it was a totally unique experience that I haven't had at any of the other schools I've looked at. The interview I had was not stressful at all, it was from one of the admission guys. We talked about pretty standard interview stuff, like my choice in major, extracurriculars, etc. But your interviewer will also have your application, so if you have any discrepencies in grades or something you you want to explain, do it! My math grades are pretty abysmally low, so I explained that to my interviewer and I think that may have helped me get in.

So have fun, and good luck! I totally loved doing it and its such a relief to know I'm already acepted at such a cool school. Also, if you're bringing a parent or guardian with you, during the seminar the president of the school gave an info session for the parents that my mom said was really interesting.

innocentkid70

Most Guys wore jeans and a casual collared shirt. Most girls also wore jeans.
I thought that was most people were not appropriately dressed for a college interview, but then again it's Bard.
My interview was laid-back and we talked about my extra curricular activities, my low junior year grades, and my college essay.