出国留学面试常问问题
越来越多的名校,例如:Indiana University, Bloomington, UC Berkeley, Harvard,
Northwestern, Washington University都会根据不同系别,而要求在台面试。如果学校要求需要面试,那么请你打开月历,拿起电话向当地联络人要求预约面谈时间。面谈的重点是表现出自己无法经由纸张书面所看得出来的热心、兴趣、特别才能、口才、表达沟通能力、想像力、创造力及组织判断力等,面试将使你整个的书面申请工作上,更具个性包装,增加审核委员对你个人的印象,列举以下面试常问的问题供面试学生参考。
面试回答应尽量详细、具体,不要抽象化或简单应付
(一) 问答实例
◆ 问:How is this past year been for you?
Ex1.It\'\'s gone fairly well academically.I like the courses a lot.I\'\'m doing well, and I\'\'ve had a good time with them.
Ex2.Well, I\'\'d have to say this has been my most succeful year this far.I am
especially looking forward to my senior year because I was selected editor-in-chief of our school newspaper, and my writing this year has got me a column in our school newspaper, so I gue this year has been succeful.
◆ 问:Tell me a little about yourself?
I am interested in this university because of your sports program and because of the English opportunities.
◆ 问:I take it that you participate in sports at school?
Yes.
◆ 问:Which one?
Track.
◆ 问:At what level do you participate?
At the Varsity level.
◆ 问:And you say you\'\'re interested in the English programa new story you caught, a detail or a fact that may have paed unnoticedI just don\'\'t seems to be able to grasp the material as
quickly as some others in the honors cla.I\'\'ve put in a lot of work and I\'\'m not getting the results I\'\'d like to although I really like the subject.If I were in an average level course, I\'\'d probably do a lot better.
◆问:How did you a C student in science, get placed in an honors level course?
Well, last year I had a B in biology, and they automatically moved everybody with B or better into honors chemistry.I though I could do equally well, but biology and chemistry are different.
◆问:But you haven\'t dropped your chemistry, even though you\'re not doing well in it?No, I like the course, and even though my test scores say otherwise, I know I\'\'m getting a lot out of it.
(二) 面试者亦可主动发问,下列仅供参考,另可自行发挥。
1.How difficult is it for a(n) (English/Biology) major to register for courses in
(computer science/studio art)?
2.What are the particular strengths of this college?
3.I am interested in _________.What are my chances of participating here?
4.Am I eligible, or appropriate, candidate for admiion?
5.How would you describe the social life in __________ (Name of school)?
6.What is the work load like?
7.Is there a typical student here? If so, how would you describe him or her?
8.Does this school strike you as having a particular personality or atmosphere?
(三) 面试原则
1.切记:微笑,等面试者伸出手才握手,牢记面试者的姓名,并在谈话中不忘使用。热心回答,且诚恳,表明面谈的愉快心得,不忘面试後投寄一封感谢卡。
2.切勿:迟到,抽烟,吃口香糖,未请坐即先行坐下,勿因等待而表示不耐烦。
(四) 面试重点
1.可顺带提及自己喜爱的科目、活动、嗜好、旅行、工作或特殊荣誉。
2.面试前先看一下自己的读书计划,心中准备好可能会被问及的特别书籍、课程、意见、社会新闻、国家大事亦要关心、学校简介要先阅读一次。
3.不要防御性太强,谈及成绩不好的科目,坦承且表示如何将该进货解释你的学习价值。
4.带作品前往。
5.不要答以\"yeah\", \"mm\"
6.不要摇腿,咬指甲或玩附近的装饰品,甚至自己的头发。