<p>^^Gibby, in all honesty, your children sound like pretentious snobs. If your daughter feels that having a high average makes her flawless, then she will have a hard time in the world. Every teenager has made plenty of mistakes. And at the very least she can probably say that her social life suffered from so much studying. And admitting to mistakes shows that we have grown from them in some way. I think that is a completely wonderful question. </p>
<p>Ive recently been admitted to Yale and I will be joining the class of 2016. My interviewer asked very similar questions to the ones posted and I felt as though they were perfectly fine. Broad and generic questions give all types of applicants chances to set themselves apart with creative answers. And of course, as the interview goes on, the questions became specific to answers I had given. </p>
<p>Interviews dont have to be perfect, and I would never blame the interviewer for asking generic questions. Real and qualified students have the brain power to calming and quickly think of a reasonable response.</p>