<p>I think I’m one of those applicants to whom the interview is what it all comes down to. I’m freaking out I really want to know how to be prepared, but I just can’t pick up the normal “Interview Questions” book… Knowing U of Chicago they probably ask the weirdest questions… ughh</p>
<p>anyone know what they ask?</p>
<p>From what I hear, every interview is Very different- some get different wierd questions - some barely get questions and just chat.</p>
<p>My interview did not go well. He asked a lot tougher questions than I had expected, but this may also come from me talking out of my butt sometimes and him calling me on it.</p>
<p>darn… where was it at? (as in, at a Country club, a restaurant, etc.)</p>
<p>I did mine at U of C. The questions were totally insane – none of the typical college interview questions (well, maybe 2).</p>
<p>What did they ask, sran? As much as possible. :D</p>
<p>i did my interview on campus and it was surprisingly normal. they still make you think on your toes a little though. my interviewer spoke french aparently, so i spent roughly 3 minutes describing my summer abroad … in french (pretty unnerving for my first interview)</p>
<p>sack: What did they ask? (that made you think on your toes or not.)</p>
<p>Mine was at U of C. I think the interview will take it’s own course</p>
<p>Andy: What did they ask ? :?</p>
<p>I had an interview at U of C. I really enjoyed my interview, and my interviewer was amazing- very helpful and candid (he even signed my U of C holiday card).
My questions were halloween themed, so chances are you won’t have the same.
There was a fairly even division between the unusual (what kind of instrument would you be and why?)
and the more typical (why U of C? Describe yourself in three words) </p>
<p>There’s not really anything you can do to prepare- that’s kind of the point of the questions. They aim to elicit natural responses that give them some insight into your thought process and all that good stuff.</p>
<p>i felt mine (on the U of C campus) was a little different than others i’ve had. was asked “why U of C?” and also questions about two ways in which i would change the world, if i could change something about myself what it would it be, talk about my role models, etc.</p>
<p>it’s a lot more random than other interviews, but if you know yourself well you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>Even though I’ve already been admitted, I wish I still got a chance to have an interview, it sounds fun.</p>
<p>My interview was awesome. TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW. And if you don’t know something, don’t try and fake it. If you try and BS they’ll probably see through it.</p>
<p>Don’t think that you don’t have any power in the interview. Ask THEM questions. Ask what books, classes or instructors they enjoyed and why. You should be able to steer an interview so that it feels natural for you.</p>
<p>she pretty much just asked me why i wanted to go to uchicago, what did i want to do after college, which kind of social environment did i like…those were the main ones…and then it was basically just me asking her a bunch of questions. it seems my interview wasn’t the “norm”, though…but i would still recommend it.</p>
<p>At time he asked very broad questions like what I like about a subject, which are hard to answer. Other times he would ask very specific questions, which he wanted examples for. I can’t remember any of the questions, but I had a hard time with it.</p>
<p>Well I brought my music CD to my interview and lucky for me, my interviewer had played piano for 8 years before college. So we talked about literature(her major/my passion) and music while my CD played in the background…it was beautiful…until I got deferred.</p>
<p>Awww, deferred? :(</p>
<p>Yea. I’m not fully discouraged though because I’m sending in a folder full of nice updates which are probably even better than the awards I had going into the app! =)</p>
<p>I’ve interviewed twice and they were both drastically different. The first was horrible. He asked really off the wall questions especially about subjects I’m not really interested/knowledgeable in. My interviewer didn’t really acnowledge me when I was speaking–no eye contact, etc. </p>
<p>The second interview went really well. She was really laid back and made me feel at ease-- we mainly talked about why I wanted to transfer and what I am looking for in my academic experiences. She threw in one or two wacky questions but it was not at all like the first interview I had as an incoming first year.</p>