OK, I landed an interview-now what?

gl0ry
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 23:22:21 +0000

basically everything INSNY… said.


Do you feel ur limiting urself by doing ED
What is your career goal/prospective major
Favorite book past yr in school - why
What are you involved in at school- why did u pick the things u do (expand FULLY on ALL questions…WHY? a) they dont have ur resume, they know NOTHING about u, b) the more INSIGHT they see…rather than just statfacts u throw @ them…the MORE they will LOVE you…)
What was ur favorite course in HS…somehow, this question came to involve my least favorite- so he asked me how i over came my struggles in that class
The infamous WHy COLUMBIA
(i told him i liked piano/took Latin) - he asked me what made me pick latin/what im playing for Piano
the other infamous what can u contribute to the student body
hehehe FUN: I give u amillion dollars to spend within 2 yrs, what do u do
MORE FUN: free weekend in NYC assuming $$ is not an issue, what would u do
There are so many resources available @ Columbia, how do u plan on making use of them?
anything else you’d like to tell me about urself


o yes, prepare a set of questions u’d like to ask him : a) it lengthens time b) its truly helpful c) it makes u appear prepared

umm, id say seriously have a grasp of what ur gonna say for the big questions like why columbia and #1 above

dont STRESS go in with the mindset that you DESERVE to be @ Columbia, all you gotta do is BE URSELF (bring out ur insightful self) and appear to them intelligent, confident, and proactive

there’s some other questions, i’ll post again when i can remember.

best of luck!