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<p>I think this would only work if the students were only judged on interest rather than knowledge (during the interview). I would have been perfectly happy to talk about the math story I wrote about in my essay. Things may not have gone so well if I were essentially tested on various areas that I may have forgotten because of disuse or was barely taught at all on a teacher’s whim (matrices and related to topics come to mind for both).</p>
<p>Also, I think interview skills would be a significant factor if there was some form of oral test.</p>