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面試指引與範例
如何應付面試
越來越多名校，例如：Indiana Univ., Bloomington, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Northwestern, Washington Univ.都根據不同系別，而要求在台面試。如果學校要求面試，那麼請你打開月曆，拿起電話向當地聯絡人要求預約面談時間。面談的重點是表現出自己無法經由紙張書面所看得出來的熱心、興趣、特別才能、口才、表達溝通能力、想像力、創造力及組織判斷力等，面試將使你整個的書面申請工作上，更具個性包裝，增加審核委員對你個人的印象，列舉常問的問題供面試學生參考。面試回答應盡量詳細、具體，不要抽象化或簡單應付。
問答實例
問1：How has this past year been for you?
Ex.1. 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.
Ex.2. Well, I"d have to say this has been my most successful 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 local weekly newspaper, so I guess this year has been successful.
問2：Tell me a little about yourself?
I am interested in this university because of your sports program and because of the English program.
問3：I take it that you participate in sports at school?
Yes.
問4：Which one?
Track.
問5：At what level do you participate?
At the Varsity level.
問6：And you say you"re interested in the English program-can you tell me about your interest in English?
Ex.1. Well, I"ve always enjoyed reading and writing, and I"ve heard that this school has a good writing program.
Yes, It"s known for its writing program. Are you interested in creative writing or expository writing?
Both, really, but mostly creative writing.
Have you brought any samples of your work with you?
No, I haven"t.
Ex.2. I"m especially interested in your English Department. I"ve always enjoyed reading and writing, and I"ve heard that you have a good writing program. I"ve brought a few samples of my writing in case you"d like to see them.
問7：Give me three adjectives to describe yourself?
I feel that I"m a dynamic person and a very enthusiastic person. I also tend to be more introverted than extroverted.
問8：Sounds like a bit of a contradiction. Can you explain that?
Well, I"ll try. I tend to keep my feelings inside of me and I don"t like telling other people what I"m thinking and feeling. On the other hand, if someone confronts me, then I will definitely tell them.
問9：Can you tell me about a book you"ve read?
Yes, a book called The Matarese, a book about espionage by Robert Ludlum. It gave me an idea of the government. I don"t know how much was true or how much was fiction, but it had an impact on me.
問10：Regardless, it made you think about some of the issues of government? Right? Can you tell me about some of those issues?
The secrecy behind a government that seems to be open. And things you couldn"t think about, like in the news, small items, such as wars, that just sort of fade out of the way, because of the government doesn"t want you to know about them.
問11：Has this book made you more sensitive to the news?
I find I take a greater interest in the daily lives of other people and other nations.
問12：Is there anything that"s happened recently that you"ve picked up and has caught your interest, wondered about that you might not have otherwise?
Yes, the war in the Falkland Island, and uprisings in South America.
問13：Any particular aspect of it-a new story you caught, a detail or a fact that may have passed unnoticed- that you caught this time?
Yes, the use of propaganda by the two governments, Argentina and Great Britain. Each has a different story for the same event, such as the sinking of a British ship. The Argentines said they had sunk it, and the British wouldn"t admit it until a couple of days later.
問15：Tell me, in your opinion what is the most serious problem facing the world today?
I"d probably say the most serious problem facing the world today has got to be the nuclear arms race.
問16：What would you do about it to lessen the threat?
It"s obvious that we can"t go on like this. The money could be used in much better ways, and the only thing we could probably do is to get , another SALT III or something to that effect, to try to contain the building of new nuclear arms.
問17：I see by your transcript that you"ve done very well in most of your courses. Science seems to be an area in which you don"t do as well. Can you tell me why?
I am really into science. I like the subject and I like the idea of messing around in the labs, seeing what blows up, what isn"t-I just don"t seem to be able to grasp the material as quickly as some others in the honors class. 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.
問18：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 thought I could do equally well, but biology and chemistry are different.
問19：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.
面試者亦可主動發問，下列僅供參考，另可自行發揮。
How difficult is it for a(n) (English/Biology) major to register for courses in (computer science/studio art)?
What are the particular strengths of this college?
I am interested in _________. What are my chances of participating here?
Am I eligible, or appropriate, candidate for admission?
How would you describe the social life in _____(Name or school)?
What is the work load like?
Is there typical student here? If so, how would you describe him or her?
Does this school strike you as having a particular personality or atmosphere?
面試原則
切記：微笑，等著面試者伸出手才握手，牢記面試者的姓名，並在談話中不忘使用。熱心回答，且誠懇，表明面談的愉快心得，不忘面試後投寄一封感謝卡。
切勿：遲到、抽煙、吃口香糖，未請坐即先行坐下，勿因等待而表示不耐煩。
面試重點
可順帶提及自己喜愛的科目、活動、嗜好、旅行、工作或特殊榮譽。
面試前先看一下自己的讀書計劃，心中準備好可能會被問及的特別書籍、課程、意見，社會新聞、國家大事亦要關心，學校簡介事先要先閱讀一次。
不要防禦性太強，談及成績不好的科目，坦承且表示將如何改進或解釋你的學習價值。
帶作品前往。
不要答以“Yeah”，“mm”。
不要搖腿，咬指甲或玩附近的裝飾品，甚至自己的頭髮。
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