<p>I am about to have my Tufts admissions interview and I was wondering what types of questions did people get asked when they got interviewed? Also how long is the interview?</p>
<p>Mine was about 45 minutes long.
They asked standard questions, the hardest one was probably “what words would your friends use to describe you.”</p>
<p>If your interviewer follows the handbook for Tufts interviewers, you’ll talk about your family, school, extracurricular interests, and how you’re going about selecting a college. No trick questions, just easy conversation, and about 45 minutes is right. Good luck.</p>
<p>hey i have my interview on monday. my first one… u want every question they ask? well i found them online in the alumni online handbook</p>
<p><a href=“http://taap.tufts.edu/handbk99.pdf[/url]”>http://taap.tufts.edu/handbk99.pdf</a> LOOK AT PAGE 22</p>
<p>What should I wear?</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about what to wear. Look like yourself.</p>
<p>I agree. Don’t look too overdressed but definitely do not go in sweatpants… All of my questions were pretty easy to answer. The most difficult was the use 5 words to describe you. My interviewer was really nice and seemed to just want to make sure that Tufts would be a good fit and that I was applying because I truly wanted to go there. My interviewer also called and congratulated me after i got in :)</p>
<p>Like what do you consider too overdressed? Can you give me some suggestions of what to wear?</p>
<p>Well, since it’s an Alumni interview, wear something simple. Overdressed is like going all out–suit and tie if your a boy, and formal/business formal if you’re a girl–I wouldn’t do that if I were you. When I had my interview, I just wore a sweater and jeans. My interviewer was in sweats lol :)</p>
<p>Mine was really short; 25-30 minutes, tops. My interviewer didn’t really ask me many questions, just said it was a chance for me to update the school about things that had happened since I applied or things that I didn’t feel came through on my application. Since I just sent <em>in</em> my application a few weeks ago, nothing has changed, so there wasn’t a whole lot to say…</p>
<p>Off-topic: I’m an international student and sent in my app on 31/12 (applied RD). I haven’t heard from any TAAP reps yet, and I am getting a bit worried. When should I call/email to see if I’m on the list of interviewees (I know some don’t get interviews)?</p>
<p>Eh, I haven’t heard either, and I’m not even international. I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>i just heard this morning and i applied 12/31 too. i’m sure they’ll contact you very soon. don’t worry.</p>
<p>My daughter had her interview this past weekend. It was fairly short – about 30 minutes, and she wasn’t asked about anything academic. Mostly wanted to know about her as a person – her family, ECs, what other schools she applied to, etc.</p>
<p>The Tufts handbook specifically asks interviewers NOT to ask about other schools that a student is applying to but to focus on the overall process of how they are going about the search-and-selection process. </p>
<p>The goals of the interview report are pretty general:</p>
<p>–Reveal new information that wasn’t in the application
–Confirm talents and personal characteristics
–Enhance visibility of specific parts of the application
–Provide impressions that wouldn’t have been picked up in the application</p>
<p>Well then her interviewer clearly didn’t follow the handbook, because she definitely asked for the names of other schools she was applying to.</p>
<p>It’s one of those problems with volunteers…you get what you pay for. </p>
<p>And honestly, sometimes it just comes up without the interviewer meaning to introduce the topic.</p>
<p>I have my interview today and was wondering if I should bring a resume to the interview or does the interviewer already know my stats, extracurriculars, etc.?</p>
<p>A Tufts interviewer does not know your stats, just a few words about ECs and possible majors, if any. The admissions office feels that they already know that stuff–the interview is supposed to be a completely separate look.</p>
<p>Most of the students I have interviewed did not give me a resume and that was fine. For those who do, I’d suggest leaving the stats (GPA and SAT/ACT scores) off but providing it just to help the interviewer remember the name of the programs and projects that you’ll be talking about.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I know this is a bit off topic within the thread, but can anyone tell me when and how we’ll be notified of an interview?</p>