This is probably the most comprehensive American high school interview book in the world.
What is the interview of American high school students?
Interview duration: 15-25 minutes
Interview form:
A: When MGC interviewers visit China, they will conduct face-to-face interviews.
B: Telephone interview or video interview?
C: Students go to American high schools for interviews.
D: Make an appointment for school representatives or alumni to interview in China.
(Generally, the first two forms are the main ones)
Interview purpose:
A: Test students' English ability (expression and understanding).
B: Understand students' academic interests and future development direction.
C: Measure whether students have the ability of independent thinking and self-cognition.
Talking about interview experience
Experienced interviewers will see the potential of students in the future from their manners.
You don't have to be deliberate in the interview. The following questions can be prepared in advance to avoid panic and fragmentation during the interview.
Remember not to recite, just act naturally.
If you don't understand or hear clearly, be bold and polite. Ask the interviewer to say it again.
Pay attention to true feelings, express real feelings in life, have their own characteristics, don't generalize, don't be the same.
Pay attention to show your pursuit and motivation for hobbies.
Telling stories is always attractive. Remember to use past tense! )
Believe in your charm, self-confidence is the interviewer's favorite attitude!
Most importantly, it is forbidden during the interview! This is forbidden! This is forbidden! Parents or teachers remind that once found, the interview will encounter zero processing!
Basic information categories of interview questions
Introduce yourself:
Tell me something about you and your family.
Introduce your name, age, grade and your family briefly.
B: living environment:
Where are you from?
What do you like about your hometown?
The description of hometown can introduce the geographical location and characteristics of hometown.
Interest in interview questions
What do you like to do after studying?
What's your hobby?
What do you like to do/play after school?
Compared with "little nerds" who only know how to study, schools prefer energetic teenagers with their own hobbies and pursuits. Faced with this problem, it is suggested that students list 1-2 hobbies, describe their daily activities, and preferably give examples.
What's your favorite book? Favorite author? Favorite movie or TV series? Why?
What is your favorite book and why?
Which movie do you like best and why?
What sports do you like? Have you ever been to a student club?
Which sport do you like best?
Do you participate in any school activities or clubs?
This kind of problem is mainly to see students actively develop hobbies after studying, and show certain leadership and teamwork ability in the process of pursuing interests.
D: Which extracurricular activity have you contributed the most?
What is your greatest contribution in these activities?
This is the moment to show students' leadership. At this time, the interviewer wants to hear the story of students organizing and leading community activities.
Academic direction of interview questions
A: About your courses, your favorite middle and high school courses. Why? Which course is the most difficult or challenging for you? Tell me about your course. What's your favorite subject in high school? Why? Or which courses are the most difficult or challenging for you? )
Try to avoid using negative words, such as "I hate math because I'm not good at calculating." I hate math because I'm not good at arithmetic. )
Try to use neutral words to describe your hobbies, such as
"My strongest subject is English and my weakest subject is mathematics, but I hope I can improve in this respect in your school. I know you have the right teacher to help me achieve his goal! " My strength is English and my weakness is math, but I hope to improve my math ability, and the teachers in your school can help me achieve this goal.
Do you like your junior high school and senior high school? Can you introduce your school? Do you like your high school? How would you describe your school? )
C: Which teacher do you like best and why? Who is your favorite teacher? Why? )
What influence does this teacher have on you? Did he/she change your life/study?
D: What is your greatest academic achievement or failure?
What is your greatest academic achievement or failure? )
This kind of question aims to dig deep into students' life experiences. The interviewer wants to hear how students communicate and coordinate with others, and how to analyze and solve problems when they encounter them.
What did you major in college? Why? What major does the university want to study? Why? )
Development and growth of interview questions
A: Why do you want to go to high school in America?
Why do you want to go to an American high school?
Why did you choose our school? What are you most interested in our school?
Why did you choose our school?
This article mainly focuses on students' understanding of the schools they apply for. Students can logically and clearly explain why they made this decision by combining the characteristics of the school with their own interests and future plans.
C: What is the most important criterion for you to choose a high school?
What do you think is the most important thing in choosing an American high school?
What's your goal? Why?
What's your goal? Why?
The school wants to listen to students' plans and plans for the future, so as to examine students' self-cognition and orientation, as well as their ability of logical analysis and future planning.
Suggestion: When answering such questions, combine your own goals and the schools you are applying for. For example, you can say, "I am very interested in mathematics, and I am extremely impressed by your school's mathematics competition team!" I like math very much, and I am very impressed by your school's math competition team.
What is the most important part of your education?
What is the most important part of your current education?
The core of this problem is students' personality and their attitude towards family and school education. It is suggested that students use a concrete example to prove this point after putting forward their own arguments (for example, the most important part of school education for you is to dare to try new things).
Who was your role model/who influenced you the most when you were growing up? Why?
Who is your model?
Who has the greatest influence on you?
The answer can be people around you or celebrities. The main point of the answer is: why this person? What are the characteristics of this person? What changes have you made because of him/her? If not, how are you going to learn from him/her?
Down-to-earth "last interaction time"
At the end of the interview, some interviewers will ask students to read a short essay (usually taken from TOEFL and other standard language tests) and discuss the content of the article.
Finally, the interviewer will ask students to ask questions, preferably questions related to their own interests, and avoid those questions whose answers are easy to find on the school website. Try to ask some open-ended questions and increase interaction with the interviewer. Here are some questions for reference only:
Q: I like programming very much. I know that the computer program in your school is very distinctive. Can you introduce the conditions for joining the school computer competition team? What level of competition can I participate in?
I have been interested in coding for a long time. I noticed that your school has a very good computer project. Can you introduce the prerequisites for joining your computer team? What level of competition can I participate in?
Q: How do you describe all the students in your school? How would you describe the student group? )
Q: My chemistry has always been my weakness, but I will learn chemistry in English, and my vocabulary will be a new problem. Is there any special guidance for international students in your school?
I used to have a hard time learning chemistry, but I plan to study in English, which will bring new vocabulary problems. I wonder if your school will provide extra help in subject vocabulary when international students need it.
How does the interviewer grade your interview?
Questions like water are not easy to answer. In addition to not getting stuck when facing the interviewer's questions, the following points are the scoring items of the interviewer's recording paper:
1。 Grammar is basically accurate
Although it is spoken English, after all, it is a test of English ability, and basic grammar can't be wrong.
2。 Lexical diversity
Fourth, it's very low by 0.5 points. It's no joke. If a word is used too much, it will be deducted!
3。 Sentence diversity
By the same token, never start every sentence with an I.
4。 Nervous! Nervous! Nervous!
Tense is a long-standing problem for students in China. Please remember to use the past tense when students tell the interviewer something they experienced!
5。 Substitutions can be used.
During the interview, students forget their words nervously, or because of their limited English ability, they can't say what they want to say. At this time, they must say what they want to say in another way. Changing words is also a very important ability for interviewers to examine.