College Interview err HELP
Discussion
SXi Lad said:
Im just curious what i should prepare myself for, maybe what they normally ask and things like that. How can I leave a good impression?
Thanks
Brad
If it is anything like the college in Stafford where my wife went, be prepared for total chaos and a complete lack of any idea what curriculum's and courses the college offers and what its entry requirements are. Be prepared for a long day of waiting and being sent to other departments because "I think they should know over there", and other such cretinous behaviour.Thanks
Brad
If it's just the local college there's not too much to worry about, they tend to be very lenient on who they let in and would have to have a pretty good reason not to let you on the course.
Dress reasonably smartly, don't wear a hoodie, be polite, and have a good reason for doing the course.
Dress reasonably smartly, don't wear a hoodie, be polite, and have a good reason for doing the course.
Have a look at the course modules and as has been said, have a reason for wanting to go. Regardless of it being a 'local college' some courses are still very competitive. They want to fill the places (funding) and they want the best students so they get good pass rates and can advertise themselves as successful institutions.
Good luck
Good luck
Kurtblythman said:
Personally id say suit.
I just did a lot of interviews in September, never had a interview in my life. Dressed in a suit, answered politely to everything said, got through to every second stage of interviews and a few successes
A suit for a college interview? I wore a hoody and jeans to my uni interview and got accepted just fine.I just did a lot of interviews in September, never had a interview in my life. Dressed in a suit, answered politely to everything said, got through to every second stage of interviews and a few successes
parakitaMol. said:
Have a look at the course modules and as has been said, have a reason for wanting to go. Regardless of it being a 'local college' some courses are still very competitive. They want to fill the places (funding) and they want the best students so they get good pass rates and can advertise themselves as successful institutions.
Good luck
CheersGood luck
Stevenj214 said:
Kurtblythman said:
Personally id say suit.
I just did a lot of interviews in September, never had a interview in my life. Dressed in a suit, answered politely to everything said, got through to every second stage of interviews and a few successes
A suit for a college interview? I wore a hoody and jeans to my uni interview and got accepted just fine.I just did a lot of interviews in September, never had a interview in my life. Dressed in a suit, answered politely to everything said, got through to every second stage of interviews and a few successes
College interview. Here's my view on preparation:
Wearing something smart is a good start. Turn off the cellphone. I repeat, turn the phone OFF, not to vibrate, but OFF.
Speak like an educated human who can string a sentence together.
In terms of the interview it's normally what GCSEs did you get, what A level grades do you expect to get. Then they ask why you're not getting a grade higher than what you expect.
They might ask what your hobbies are. Have enough to be interesting, few enough to give the impression you'll have time to do some work.
Stay off contentious subjects. Assume your interviewer is a car hating vegan.
If you look vaguely athletic, say you like to run a couple of miles now & then to keep fit. If you are stocky say that you weight train. Or you like to swim. Because all of those are very hard to hate.
Then thay ask something about what you will offer the college. Saying that you'll prop up the bar may be accurate but won't win points. So say that you're keen to learn the subject you're studying for, that you'll work hard to do it, and if time permit's you'd like to join a club and you'll see what's on offer during Freshers' week but it would probably be something sport related and you might want to try something you've never done before.
They might ask you if you have a Saturday job. If you haven't then say that you use the time to study. If you do, think of a positive quality it gives (such as is helping me save for expenses when I get to college, plus you may learn skills such as dealing with the public (and believe me it is actually very useful in the world of real work when you actually need to deal with live humans)).
I think you need to rehearse your answers - don't answer in a plain yes or no but don't bore the interviewer to death either.
Wearing something smart is a good start. Turn off the cellphone. I repeat, turn the phone OFF, not to vibrate, but OFF.
Speak like an educated human who can string a sentence together.
In terms of the interview it's normally what GCSEs did you get, what A level grades do you expect to get. Then they ask why you're not getting a grade higher than what you expect.
They might ask what your hobbies are. Have enough to be interesting, few enough to give the impression you'll have time to do some work.
Stay off contentious subjects. Assume your interviewer is a car hating vegan.
If you look vaguely athletic, say you like to run a couple of miles now & then to keep fit. If you are stocky say that you weight train. Or you like to swim. Because all of those are very hard to hate.
Then thay ask something about what you will offer the college. Saying that you'll prop up the bar may be accurate but won't win points. So say that you're keen to learn the subject you're studying for, that you'll work hard to do it, and if time permit's you'd like to join a club and you'll see what's on offer during Freshers' week but it would probably be something sport related and you might want to try something you've never done before.
They might ask you if you have a Saturday job. If you haven't then say that you use the time to study. If you do, think of a positive quality it gives (such as is helping me save for expenses when I get to college, plus you may learn skills such as dealing with the public (and believe me it is actually very useful in the world of real work when you actually need to deal with live humans)).
I think you need to rehearse your answers - don't answer in a plain yes or no but don't bore the interviewer to death either.
I shouldn't worry too much!
All the times I've been to college they havn't even asked for proof of GCSE results.
I rang up 2 weeks before the course was starting and got on to it without even having an interview!
Judging by some of the people I see around college, they really aren't that strict as to who they let in.
All the times I've been to college they havn't even asked for proof of GCSE results.
I rang up 2 weeks before the course was starting and got on to it without even having an interview!
Judging by some of the people I see around college, they really aren't that strict as to who they let in.
I've done one entrance interview. It was for USC. I bombed it.
They ask you things which you may not know the answers to and I wasn't quick enough on my feet to make something up.
The tough question was "What were the last three books that you read?" at a time when I couldn't remember what the last three meals I ate that day were!
They ask you things which you may not know the answers to and I wasn't quick enough on my feet to make something up.
The tough question was "What were the last three books that you read?" at a time when I couldn't remember what the last three meals I ate that day were!
Thats a new one on me. In fact I didn't even have an interview to get into Uni... I thought all that had been done away with.Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff