|
| Thread: I'm finally done filling out my college applications! |  This thread is pages long: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 · «PREV / NEXT» |
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
posted January 10, 2009 08:27 PM |
|
|
|
Corribus
Hero of Order
The Abyss Staring Back at You
|
|
posted January 10, 2009 10:49 PM |
|
|
Quote:
While that may have been true in your case, I don't think it'd be true in mine. My high school gives me a great deal of free time - so I'll have less free time in college than I do now. In your case, it was probably different.
No, I didn't study in high school, either. 
|
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
|
posted January 10, 2009 11:07 PM |
|
|
But surely your high school gave you homework to do after school.
____________
Eccentric Opinion
|
|
del_diablo
Legendary Hero
Manifest
|
|
posted January 10, 2009 11:20 PM |
|
|
Quote:
But surely your high school gave you homework to do after school.
Homework: What rarely takes more than 10 minuttes to complete and kill.
Thats my experience with it, unless you get some complex project but then its not homework.
____________
|
|
Asheera
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Elite Assassin
|
|
posted January 10, 2009 11:22 PM |
|
|
Well you're lucky then... sometimes I had HUGE homework  ...
... but most of the time I didn't do it
____________
|
|
OmegaDestroyer
Hero of Order
Fox or Chicken?
|
|
posted January 10, 2009 11:28 PM |
|
|
No more homework for me. 
|
|
phoenixreborn
Promising
Legendary Hero
Unicorn
|
|
posted January 10, 2009 11:47 PM |
|
|
Well Corribus what you say is true but specifically for your discipline. While in general it may be similar it may not be quite as grueling or thankless in other disciplines. Otherwise why would anyone do it? Most of my college professors seemed happy enough.
|
|
Doomforge
Admirable
Undefeatable Hero
Retired Hero
|
|
posted January 11, 2009 09:01 AM |
|
|
college sucks.
So I don't have homeworks, big deal, I have reports instead
and they are 10000 times worse.
____________
We reached to the stars and everything is now ours
|
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 01:43 AM |
|
|
Okay, this Saturday I have an interview with a Harvard alumnus. The interview is at the local Pizza Hut (yeah, it's the best place we have here). Any advice?
____________
Eccentric Opinion
|
|
Nikita
Famous Hero
Meepo is underrated
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 01:54 AM |
|
|
Quote:
Pizza Hut Any advice?
Loads of cheezee,no onions,thin crust,and some vegies
What college are you going to?(im too lazy to find it,if u even mentioned it)
____________
I havent lost my mind... I have it backed up somewhere 8-)
|
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 02:32 AM |
|
|
No, I mean what I should say to him, and what he might say.
Quote:
I have an interview with a Harvard alumnus
____________
Eccentric Opinion
|
|
OmegaDestroyer
Hero of Order
Fox or Chicken?
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 02:34 AM |
|
|
Quote:
Okay, this Saturday I have an interview with a Harvard alumnus. The interview is at the local Pizza Hut (yeah, it's the best place we have here). Any advice?
Don't be yourself.
____________
The giant has awakened
You drink my blood and drown
Wrath and raving I will not stop
You'll never take me down
|
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 02:34 AM |
|
|
|
Celfious
Promising
Legendary Hero
From earth
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 03:48 AM |
|
|
No one is themselves in interviews.. Atleast not the 100% open and honest selves...
____________
What are you up to
|
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 03:59 AM |
|
|
That's true, but not really advice.
Come on, HC. I need your actual advice!
____________
Eccentric Opinion
|
|
Binabik
Responsible
Legendary Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 04:04 AM |
|
|
I didn't even know they did such things at the ivy schools. But here's some general advice for this type of thing. Of course I'm the non-traditional type, but non-traditional has always worked for me.
Just like all the advice you read about job interviews, they are only generalities. The bottom line is that it depends on the individual and no two people are alike. I think it's safe to assume a large part of it is simply a matter of whether the person likes you or not. So you need to do some playing by ear and simply be personable and friendly.
In no particular order
1) Don't argue about politics
2) Don't argue about religion
3) Don't argue about anything - don't even disagree
4) Relax
5) Listen
6) Listen
7) Relax
8) Ask questions about the school, both academic and social life.
9) Ask questions about the interviewer. (what was his/her major?)
10) Be positive (yes, that really is me saying that)
11) Be sparse with negatives.
12) If you must answer a question as a negative, be truthful, but don't dwell on the negative. Simply say it and move on. No need to reinforce it.
13) Do NOT drink alcohol even if they offer it to you.
14) Don't be a pig with the pizza. (if it's not pizza, order something "clean" to eat if possible)
15) You can act intelligent without showing off.
16) Brush your teeth - twice.
17) If you don't know an answer, just say so, don't try to fake it. (Although in job interviews it's not too unusual to be asked questions they know you won't know the answer to. What they are after is to see how you handle it - in which case a simple "I don't know" may suffice or they may expect you to "think out loud" reasoning your way through. You'll have to play this by ear.)
18) Be prepared for anything.
I not implying they'd do anything like this in an interview of this type, but here's an example. I once went to a job interview. It's pretty common to have several interviewers and you get passed from one to another. So I talked to a couple guys, then was led to a room to wait for the next interviewer. The guy pointed to a chair and told me to have a seat, then left. It was a small room and there was a desk just across from me. After a while this gorgeous woman walks in wearing a short little black dress. She sits on the edge of the desk across from me......with this beautiful pair of legs right in front of my face (I could have easily touched her knees without stretching my arm). She didn't ask any questions, she just said "tell me about yourself" and that was it. This whole thing was an obvious setup to see how I reacted and dealt with it.
19) This should be at the top, but learn something about the school. And if possible maybe even learn a little about the interviewer.
20) Remember, even though this is important to you, the person you are talking to is just a person. So re-read 4-7 above. Then re-read 20.
21) Re-read 20
22) Be polite.
23) If you have a chance, practice with someone, but keep in mind that every interviewer is different.
24) Know when the interview is over. And the interviewer will almost certainly pay the bill, but don't act too presumptuous about it....at least make a move toward your wallet.
Re-read #20
|
|
OmegaDestroyer
Hero of Order
Fox or Chicken?
|
posted January 20, 2009 04:08 AM |
|
|
Quote:
1) Don't argue about politics
2) Don't argue about religion
3) Don't argue about anything - don't even disagree
Like I said: Don't be yourself. Oh yeah, it's common sense, but wear a suit and tie, and shine your shoes.
____________
The giant has awakened
You drink my blood and drown
Wrath and raving I will not stop
You'll never take me down
|
|
mvassilev
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 04:08 AM |
|
|
So I shouldn't worry too much?
And lol at the dress story. I don't think that's going to happen to me, though.
____________
Eccentric Opinion
|
|
OmegaDestroyer
Hero of Order
Fox or Chicken?
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 04:12 AM |
|
|
Also be prepared for a question like:
1) "What are your weaknesses blah, blah, blah." A safe answer is "I don't have a lot of experience doing X." X being something fairly trivial.
2) "Why should I hire you?/Why should you be accepted?" That's a show stopper. Make sure you have a good answer ready. I screwed that one up during a mock interview (sad, isn't it?) and that was one of the things that cost me my imaginary job. Additionally, never say you are doing so-and-so to make yourself more marketable in the future. >_<
____________
The giant has awakened
You drink my blood and drown
Wrath and raving I will not stop
You'll never take me down
|
|
Binabik
Responsible
Legendary Hero
|
|
posted January 20, 2009 04:15 AM |
|
Edited by Binabik at 04:23, 20 Jan 2009.
|
Never turn down an interview even if you know you aren't interested. They are a good time to practice. But mostly it helps you to relax.
Quote:
What are your weaknesses
Or worse, "what is your biggest weakness?"
And the "why should we hire you?" ..... I hate that one...
Quote:
And lol at the dress story. I don't think that's going to happen to me, though.
Too bad - I can still picture those legs 20 years later
Quote:
Oh yeah, it's common sense, but wear a suit and tie, and shine your shoes.
Hmmmm, to Pizza Hut? I meant to address this one before. This is just me, but if I had contact with the person ahead of time, I'd specifically ask. But err on the side of over dressing, rather than under dressing. To be quite honest, there's a chance I'd wear blue jeans - but I do NOT recommend that.
____________
|
|
|
|
