University Interview Techniques
Not that I’m a veteran but I have some tips for those who have an interview
with a potential university coming up, compiled from my own experience the
other day and observing other candidates on my interview visit:
1. Definitely revise your personal statement, my interviewer had highlighted
points out of mine so it helped that I remembered my lies and could suitably
explain them.
2. Think about questions you might be asked beforehand, especially really
awkward ones like “What’s the worst thing that you have ever done
regarding education?” They’re not all like that but how on earth do you turn that one
around positively?!
3. Unless you’re going to an Oxbridge interview or planning to gatecrash a
funeralafterwards, don’t wear all black. It looks way too boring and
middle-aged; you’re a student, so take advantage of colour!!
4. If you get a chance to chat with the competition, name-drop, grade-drop,
experience-drop and intimidate as much as possible. If anything it’ll make
you laugh to see their face as they realise they’re screwed.
5. If there are student ambassadors from the university around, make them
laugh as much as possible within hearing of the admissions tutors, everyone
loves someone who fits in like a... yeah.
6. Once you get into the interview itself, for goodness’ sake shake their hand!!
Especially if you can somehow stamp your name into their palm…
later on they’ll be sure they wrote it there for good reason.
7. Don’t stare them out… they might try to do that to you but chill out;
they’re appreciating your wisdom and beauty.
And finally, laugh and smile yeah, they want you to be relaxed. Interviews
aren’t for hell purposes only so
just take it as a chance to brag for once (because I never brag obviously).
1 comment:
Brilliant info Naomi and gives the blog the credibility it deserves. Does everyone in the college know about this source of info?
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