许多“面试问题”与“入学短文题目”很相似。所不同的是,对于短文题目的回答时写在纸上,有字数的限制,不易发挥;而对于面试的问题,申请人可根据 情况,将内容伸长或缩短,可选择性地加强语气,表示强调某些内容,并可适当的添枝加叶,使内容更加充实,有时问题回答的好坏,很大成都取决于申请人有备而 来的临场发挥。
1. 学术背景和初、高中学校(Your Academic Background and School)
1) 告诉我一些关于你的课程,你最喜欢的初、高中课程,为什么?哪一门课程对于你来说使最困难或具挑战性?(Tell me something about your courses, what is your favorite subject in high school? Why? Or what courses have been most difficult or most challenging for you?)
2) 你喜欢你的初、高中学校吗?你是怎么描述你的学校的?(Do you like your high school? How would you describe your school?)
3) 你最喜欢哪一位老师,为什么?(Who is your favorite teacher? Why?)
4) 你取得的最大学术成就或经历过的最大失败是什么?(What is your greatest academic accomplishment or failure?)
2、个人生活(Personal Life)
1) 告诉我一些你自己的生活,包括你的家庭背景和你在哪里长大?(Tell me about yourself, including your family background and where you grew up?)
2) 你最喜欢哪本书,最喜欢哪位作者,最欣赏哪一步电影或电视剧?为什么?(What is your favorite book, author, movie or TV? Why?)
3) 你经常阅读哪一份杂志和报纸?(What magazines or newspapers do you read regularly?)
4)哪一个人对你的生活影响最大?(What person has most influenced you in your life?)
3. 关于课外活动(Your Extracurricular Activities)
1) 哪项课外活动中你做的贡献最大?(What has been your greatest contribution to an extracurricular activity?)
2) 你有什么爱好和特别感兴趣的事情?(Do you have any hobbies or special interests?)
3) 你如何描述自己的家乡?(How would you describe your hometown?)
4、关于高中的问题(Question about High School)
1)哪一项标准对你选择高中最重要?(What are your most important criteria in looking at High School?)
2)你对于我们学校最感兴趣的是什么?为什么想来这所学校念书?(What is of the most interest to you about our school? Why do you want to attend this particular High School?)
3)你在课余时间都喜欢做什么?(What do you like to do in your free/spare time?)
4)你对我们学校最关注的课程是什么?(What did you like most about our school’s Academy?)
5)你在大学里想学的专业是什么?(What do you think your major will be in college?)
6) 你将来选择的事业目标是什么?(What are your future career goal?)
7) 你还申请了哪所学校?(What other schools are you considering?)
8) 我们为什么该录取你? (Why should we accept you?)
9) 有什么问题吗?(What questions do you have?)
申请人可以从上述各类型问题中挑出几个问题,准备一些简单答案,以便被问到时,可以从容回答。