- Exeter wants you to overall be yourself, although it sounds cliche as a tour guide I hear it all the time in the admissions office. They want people who are not only going to fit their diverse community well, but people who are passionate about both learning and who know how to have a little fun. basically what i’m saying is be yourself and you will be fine.
- Make your essays unique and personal, write about things that are important to you, they can tell if you’re passionate about something. It also makes it 10000x easier to write your essays!!
- The main point of the interview is to see what you look like off of paper. It should be semi-formal but flow more like a conversation. Although it can be really nerve-wracking its important to not act super scared (none of the admissions officers bite :)), pretend like its a conversation. Most importantly always have a reason Why? (ex. if you say you want to be a doctor in the future be prepared to say why)
- The most important thing when asked, Why Exeter? is to be honest. Why do you want to go to Exeter, thats all they really want to know. There is no right or wrong answers.
- In my opinion the interview matters most. It’s a great chance for the admissions officer to get to know you, and really see your personality.
- I wasn’t really sure after my interview, she seemed to REALLY like me, but thats just part of their job. In my case it worked out, but usually it’s hard to sense how they feel about you.
- For me Harkness was an easy adjustment. My old school had the occasional Socratic Seminar, but nothing like harkness. At Exeter, your freshman (prep) fall is pass fail which can really help with the adjustment. But to be quite honest its totally different for everybody.
- Don’t worry, its not a silly question at all! In my acceptance package there was a letter to all accepted students, a letter written by a current student that was personalized, a sticker for our car, and a courses of instruction booklet!
I’m happy to answer anymore of your question that you may have 