<p>hobo99,
My D interviewed for the Presidential scholarship four years ago She was also uneasy about the interview but in the end it was fairly casual and her interviewers were very friendly. The one question that threw her for a moment was something like "What is a current event that you’re interested in?’ or “What 's an issue that you’re following in the news?” That wasn’t a questions she had anticipated and she was flummoxed until she remembered some random story about a giant sinkhole somewhere. (Not the subject I might have suggested!) She got the scholarship and I’m sure your D will too. Best of luck.</p>
<p>One last thing - my D was NMF so had the guaranteed half tuition but she was also invited to interview for the Presidential. As I said, she wasn’t keen to do the interview but we figured she really had nothing to lose. We were glad she attended the interview session because USC was putting on a great show and encouraging the kids to come. It made a very good impression.</p>