{"id":1438,"date":"2020-03-11T15:10:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unirely.com\/blog\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2021-11-12T11:12:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:12:21","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-univ-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.unirely.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-univ-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for the Interview at Universities in the US at an Undergraduate Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The admission officers\/interviewers are looking to learn more about the applicant during the interview. <\/span><b>It is important for an applicant to engage in the interview more as he\/she would engage in a conversation. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few sample interview questions which an interviewer may ask:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Introductory Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you please tell me a bit about yourself?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How would your friends describe you?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would you like the Admissions office to know that might not appear in your application?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your most vivid memory or experience that you have learned from?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Academic and Extracurricular Interests<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the biggest challenge you\u2019ve overcome?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What kind of activities do you engage in after school?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your favorite part of your school experience?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your most challenging subject in school? And why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In what environment do you learn the best?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is there anything you would like to change about your high school experience?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your favorite book? Who is your favorite fictional character from a book? Why?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>University Specific Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(For the ease of understanding, let\u2019s take NYU as an example for the university-specific questions)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why NYU?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When did you first hear about NYU?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What draws you to the undergraduate school\/program to which you\u2019ve applied?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What on-campus clubs\/opportunities are you most excited about?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have any questions related to NYU?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is interesting to you about NYU? What led you to apply?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Other Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you could go to dinner with any historical figure, who would that be, and why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you had no internet and no phone for an afternoon, what would you do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you had 4 hours to do anything you wanted and did not have to account for it, what would you do, and why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your favorite place to go? What has been your favorite place\u2014city, area, landmark, building, or another place of your choice\u2014to visit? Why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is your biggest inspiration? Why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where do you see yourself in 5 years?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which activity do you enjoy the most? Why?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of the interview is to understand why you have chosen a particular university. The key is to remain calm and maintain a natural, conversational flow. <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/unirely.com\/\">University-specific mentors at UniRely<\/a> train lots of students through mock interview rounds and help them ace their interviews to their dream universities in the US. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So definitely go to their platform and get your interview skills sorted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The admission officers\/interviewers are looking to learn more about the applicant during the interview. 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