<p>any advice? i heard they like to ask about philosophy and i know nothing about it! help!!!</p>
<p>lol, I think you’ll be okay! They can’t be that cruel! Although, I can’t speak, I’m still waiting for mine!</p>
<p>At the very least, you should have read the Critique of Pure Reason and The Republic. Although, this should have been done before you so much as called the admissions office. </p>
<p>To do well in the interview, you’ll need to have a working knowledge of determinsm, Hume, and game theory. </p>
<p>At this point, I’d advise you to try and reschedule. It’s going to be tough for you to catch up at this point, but it’s doable - just not in a day.</p>
<p>If you absolutely must interview tomorrow (or today i guess) make sure to leave your personality at home, nobody’s interested. They only care about Aristotle.</p>
<p>^ please tell me you are joking? That’s really not nice…</p>
<p>Not that I haven’t read those or anything</p>
<p>tennisdude, LOL! </p>
<p>Interviews usually go in the direction you want them to, especially alumni interviews. My Chicago interviewer was a Davidson professor (interesting clash of interests!), and most of the interview was ME asking the questions. Usually there’s a few standard questions (why do you want to go to Chicago, how did you find out about Chicago, what can Chicago do for you, what can you do for Chicago, etc.), but much of the interview is intended for you to get information about Chicago. The interview is intended to make sure you’re a good match for Chicago AND that Chicago is a good match for you. They’re usually rather laidback and informal (but can take a surprisingly long time!).</p>
<p>The only rough spot in my interview was when my interviewer asked me if I had ever been in weather so cold it made my teeth ache. :(</p>
<p>tennisdude,
LOL. I must say that, when I first saw this thread with no responses, I came <em>this close</em> to writing a response very similar to yours. But it would have been simply too mean for me.</p>
<p>No, really. Kant is unnecessary. If you have a vague recollection of The Republic, you should be fine. Just make sure you know the nuances of original Greek terms, specifically “logos.” :-)</p>
<p>be prepared to solve complicated differential equations and to give 10 detailed reasons of why chicago is literally better than northwestern.</p>
<p>i just had my interview. it was at the guys office. he didnt ask anything about my school work , or why i wanted to go to the u of chicago. i basically asked all the questions, then he asked my about my ec’s (i took a resume). so we talked about that for a while too. then we talked about condoleezza rice and i was confused… my interview lasted about 1.5 hours.
yeah…</p>
<p>What, he didn’t ask you about proving things by means of mathematical induction and contradication? </p>
<p>Boy, you got it easy…</p>
<p>haha ya i guess i was lucky. i cant tell if the interview went well or not . i think i gave a few answers that he didnt like, but he seemed to enjoy talking to me. i guess…</p>
<p>Bad interviews dont last for an hour and a half. On to your next challenge!</p>