What types of questions would one ask at an alumni interview? I would expect these questions would differ very much compared with what you would ask an admissions officer or a current student.
Just had an alumni interview for Bowdoin. Only lasted half an hour, but went very well. He was a cool guy who graduated about 15 years ago. He didnât ask many questions and didnât âstumpâ me on anything.
What he asked:
-tell me about your school/ classes this year
-what do you do outside of school?
-why bowdoin?
-Describe your favorite teacher
-What will you do on campus
I didnât have many questions to ask, but I made sure to ask âwhy did you choose Bowdoin?â.
I had a folder with my transcript and some articles, but didnât give it to him or use it at all.
I only have his email address, so when do you guys think I should write a thank you email?
Has anyone here had an interview with University of Denver, Marquette or Southern Methodist? If so, what kinds of questions do they ask? Are they more personal? Or general?
LMD: only UDenver has an optional interview. <a href=âhttp://www.du.edu/apply/admission/ammihyde/index.html[/url]â>http://www.du.edu/apply/admission/ammihyde/index.html</a>
I see no evidence of SMU or Marquette conducting any interviews
SMU does interview. They are coming to our town this fall.
I have an alumna interview coming up for University of Pennsylvania. This is my first interview
I have various questions.
- We are meeting at Panera Bread. What should I order? It seems like a trivial question, but I donât want my mouth to be stuffed with a sandwich, dribbling with soup, or smelling of onion as Iâm trying to reply to a question.
- How should I dress? I had actually bought a blazer in anticipation of relatively formal interviews (at an office, home, etc.). I donât know how appropriate it is to wear to Panera Bread on a weekend (which, for those who donât know, is a casual, quick-serve sit-down restaurant). and if I do wear it, should I dress it down with jeans?
- What do I need to/should I bring? Is a r
- Are you meeting at a mealtime? Perhaps wait and see what your interviewer orders. A my first interview, like a week ago, we met at 6 at a casual cafe type place that also offered soups, sandwiches, nachos, etc. I just got an iced tea and my interviewer got a lemonade. Neither of us ordered anything to eat, and I think thatâs best. However, if your interviewer orders something, then you might want to also. Iâd get something not messy or smelly that wonât get stuck in your teethâno salad, garlicky food, finger food, etc. Donât worry about it too much.
- Dress like youâre going to religious services⊠Try to look a little more put together than you do perhaps at schoolâno graphic Ts or ripped jeans or anything. Iâm assuming youâre a guy; I was just reading comments on a NYT Education article in which several people who had done alumni interviews thought kids wearing a suit just got the interview off to an awkward footing. Iâd say like khakis and polo would be good.
- You donât NEED to bring anything. You might want to bring a resume with you just in case.
- Iâd probably plan to get there like 10 min early just in case you hit traffic or something else unexpected happens. That being said, I got to my interview 10 min early and then was just sitting there waiting awkwardly by myself, getting nervous⊠But I still say thatâs better than getting there 10 min late!
Iâm not an admissions person or anything. This is just what Iâve gained from personal experience and research and such. Good luck!
I would just get some kind of drink (not soda).
I met at Starbucks and wore a button down shirt, kaki pants and sneakers.
I brought a transcript
get there about 15 mins early, so You can buy your drink or whatever, and choose a spot you feel comfortable in and is fairly quiet
Thanks for the replies!
Could somebody address the blazer thing? Is that too formal/fancy for Panera Bread?
Assuming youâre a guy, itâs probably too formal.
I had my American interview.
It was supposed to be non-evaluative, but she just ended up asking me questions about myself and taking notes, so whatever.
We discussed Rhode Island politics, the gubernatorial candidates. I think she was getting a bit peeved that I wouldnât acknowledge her points as being valid ones, and I really donât care. It would have been a double edged sword. In one way, if I donât agree with her, sheâll get angry. If I agreed, then she could have seen me as pushover, which Iâm not.
It wasnât a bad interview, I just kind of wished she had stuck to the formatâŠ
Is it possible to request a certain alum to have interview with? S is applying to several schools where local alumni or friends of local alumni have said you can request so and soâŠis this possible and if so, how would you go about it?
You speak much wisdom, worriedDadâthank you!
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hey, so my interview is at the personâs house. should i bring some danishes or something? my mom thinks i should, but i donât wanna be sucking up⊠or itll be awkward if they hate danishes or are allergic..
Definitely do not bring danish.
I have an Interview for Columbia Uni. next Monday. 1st interview ever.
i had an interview for mit in october and i have one for usc in 2 days. i think theyâre going to ask about the elections.. in california â â â 
they like current events
yunmoonc: I conduct interviews at my home sometimes. I would find it awkward if the student brought a food item. If it were a social call, itâd be completely understandable. An interview setting is clearly not a social situation and a gift of food would be out of place. Just have the interview and send a thnk you card afterward. If you get in: then send the danishes!!!
kurz: your situation of requesting specific alum interviewers seems odd. For my alma mater, we wouldnât do that whatsoever â questions would be raised to be frank.
i have a interview u of chicago tommorow. its going to be awkward⊠weâre eating at a dumpling/noodle place. iâm defintely not getting noodles..probably just a side dish reallly small side dish and some water