Author: Ellen Hao (STC Class of 2015)
You’ve sent your applications off and you’re ready. It’s the waiting game. You’ll go take a break, chill out in the Bahamas or something, and forget about the whole university process until March. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Well, not exactly. You see, there’s still one more hurdle to jump — the interviews. Now, for the US, interviews aren’t that big of a deal. A spectacular interview is great, true, but it usually won’t be the difference between rejection and acceptance, simply because the admissions officers have to go off of what the alumnus’ report. However, a bad interview is a very bad thing. Colleges want to know that you can communicate with fellow students - that apart from appearing impressive on paper, you also have social skills to boast. It’s a test to see if you can meld with the student body at the college.
You’ve sent your applications off and you’re ready. It’s the waiting game. You’ll go take a break, chill out in the Bahamas or something, and forget about the whole university process until March. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Well, not exactly. You see, there’s still one more hurdle to jump — the interviews. Now, for the US, interviews aren’t that big of a deal. A spectacular interview is great, true, but it usually won’t be the difference between rejection and acceptance, simply because the admissions officers have to go off of what the alumnus’ report. However, a bad interview is a very bad thing. Colleges want to know that you can communicate with fellow students - that apart from appearing impressive on paper, you also have social skills to boast. It’s a test to see if you can meld with the student body at the college.
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