08留学全面探讨 海外大学的面试应对要准备好

at my school and scored a 5 on the AP test. I love Chemistry because it is the basis of almost everything that we use. This summer I worked with the Earth Science Department at Stanford where I helped a graduate student study the formation of ice on Antarctica. I had to use many of the chemical principles I learned, such as the difference between Oxygen 7 and Oxygen 8, to help date the dirt samples. I also realized that I love working in a lab, even though it can be tedious at times. MIT also has one of the best Chemistry Labs and the new Calorimeter is supposed to be the best in the world for dating samples. I want to be in that environment and learn from the best.”

 

Question 3: What do you do just for Fun?

 

在我参观MIT的时候，他们的admissions officer告诉我，他们最引以为骄傲的是，他们的申请表和所有其它的学校最不一样的地方在于他们的第一篇essay就是问你，在业余的时间，不学习的时候，你喜欢做什么？那个Admissions officer对我说，很多亚裔的家长把孩子都包装得几乎完美，但千篇一律，缺乏个性。他们就是要通过这一问题，想看看学生们真正的本我。MIT不是光要high score的学生，他们更看中学生的创造意识和创造能力。Caltech, MIT的功课，绝对比Harvard的 要难念得多。在这两所学校里，零点几的课程需要你的脑子转得飞快！他们举例告诉我，有一个学生，在自家的后院里，按照所学的物理等原理，用干稻草做了一架飞机模型；还有一个学生，在自家的二楼卧房里，用电脑编写了一个洗衣程序，他不用下楼，通过他的电脑发出的alarm的叫声，便可知道他们楼下的洗衣房的洗衣机已经把衣服洗完了。MIT招生的人说：“我们需要什么样的学生？我们就需要这样的学生! ” 所以，那些high-end schools 问你“What do you do just for Fun ”这样的问题，其目的是要get to know the student outside of academics. In another word, what will the student bring to campus other than a tran and resume?

 

如果一个面试的学生数说一些他/她所做的事情，就是像watching TV or just hanging out with friends等，可想而知，人家会怎么评判你了。

 

对这一答案OK的标准是，面试的学生listed off extracurricular activities but did not mention why they are FUN.

 

最perfect的回答是，面试的学生应该show出自己的热情、热爱for things he/she does in free time. FUN things were not just extracurricular activities but also hobbies such as making models, running marathons, singing karaoke, etc. 就像我上面提到的MIT的那些学生所狂热从事的爱好一样。

 

Question 4: What are your three greatest strengths?

 

其实这是给你一个机会highlight what you want to the admissions committee. 你的回答应该是尝试着给人一种很thoughtful和nique的印象。千万别说：“I don’t really know what they are. Can we come back to this question? ” 如果你不能够很快地come up一个answer的话，这是很糟糕的一件事。

 

如果你只是给了3个（或n个）很generic attributes without providing details on how those attributes have been demonstrated，it’s fine but not perfect. 好像“My three greatest strengths are: hard-working, smart, and funny ”之类的。

 

The great response is that the Student mentions 3 attributes （or 3+ a

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