Sample College Interview Questions

General Questions
• Tell me a little about yourself.
• Give me three characteristics that describe you.
• What are your career goals?
• What makes you who you are?
• What would you like to change about yourself?
• What are your best traits?
• What are your faults?
• What are your favorite subjects or books, and why?
• If you could do anything to change the world, what would you change and why?
• What has been the biggest challenge you have faced?
• What are some of your accomplishments and failures?
• What are you most proud of?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• What person, event, or experience has influenced you the most? Why?
• Who is your role model? Why?
• How would your teachers or friends describe you?

High School-Related Questions
• What have you liked and disliked about high school?
• Who is your favorite teacher and why?
• If you were principal, what would you change?
• How do you manage your time?
• What extracurricular activities do you enjoy?
• Are you involved in community service?
• What's the most important lesson you learned in high school?
• If you could redo the last four years, what would you do differently?

College-Related Questions
• Why do you want to go to college?
• How did you find out about our college?
• Why do you want to attend this college?
• What are you looking for in an education at our college?
• What other colleges have you applied to?
• What are you interested in studying?
• Why have you chosen your specified major? Where and what do you hope to do with it?
• What did you like or dislike about the college during your campus tour?
• What would be the factor that would make you the most ideal candidate for the school?
• What leadership roles do you see yourself pursuing at this college?
• What do you see yourself doing after college?
• What do you hope to gain from your college experience?
• What ELSE do you want us to know about you?

Advice:
•	Ask for clarification of questions when necessary. Keep your responses positive, reinforcing your specific interests and qualifications.
•	Relate your actual experiences by including them into your answer(s). Do not attempt to falsify any examples or create lies.
•	Don't memorize your answers to these question; you do not want to sound as if you are reading from a script. You also don't want to be caught without an answer to basic questions.
•	If asked questions about your strengths, weaknesses, or qualifications, you should give a solid example of how each item helped you achieve your goals.

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