留学FM | 美本申请竞争激烈,别让面试成为“绊脚石”
近年来,美本申请的竞争日趋激烈。越来越多的美国大学要求或者推荐国际学生在大学申请中参加面试,面试对于申请前30的学生尤其重要,怎样才能牢牢抓住机会为自己加分呢?
本期音频节目里,文老师就给你仔细讲一讲,美本面试分为哪些类型和方式?不同的院校面试有哪些区别?
一般前30的大U和文理学院提供的面试机会相对多一些,每个学校提供的面试方式也各不相同,除了学校自己的一对一on-campus面试、网络面试(skype)、校友面试和招生活动中的一对一in-person面试,甚至有些学校会认可某个信誉好的第三方面试机构来进行面试。
节目里还会聊到美本面试中不为外人知的门道,以及如何能够及时找到面试机会,又有哪些注意事项。
2019年的申请战役已经打响,标化成绩的准备固然很重要,但也不要让面试成为你通向梦校的“绊脚石”哦!
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美国大学本科面试没有标准的答案,招生面试官通过你在面试中的各种表现,确定你是否满足他们大学的录取标准,从而决定你的面试能否成功,以下4个要点务必要注意:
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对于美国留学面试,首先你需要知道的就是你为什么要申请这个专业,为什么选择这所大学,接下来你可以通过结合自己的特长以及对这个专业课程特点的概述与美国大学面试官进行分析介绍。你还可以分析下申请这个专业的需求是什么?你能从学校获取多少资源,学校提供的资源是你需要的。
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在面试官面前,你需要对自己有个明确的职业规划,知道自己想要的是什么,申请这所学校为了达到个人目标你能做些什么,该如何掌握自己的课程,如何去学习。最好是能够对你所申请的专业升值空间和进程来解读自己的职业规划,这些对于面试这一关来说都是十分有说服力的。
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当你讲述完自己对学校的需求,接下来就应该讲到自己的能达到学校对自己的要求。可以讲述个人能力、见识以及背景。例如你可以给课堂带来些什么。在阐述自己的能力时,你可以换位思考下,就像你对其他同学的期待,能从别人那里学到什么,获取哪些东西。
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在回答面试官问题时,你需要体现个人的专业素质。你需要对你美国本科留学所申请的专业该具备哪些重要素质进行了解,然后结合自身条件,知道自己具备这些专业的哪些重要特质,例如:你申请的是会计金融专业,那么你就可以围绕财务管理、投资管理等方面去理解问题,既然是主要针对申请人实质的实习经验,那么你就可以从自身的工作经验及能力方面去展现自己。
附:美国顶尖大学常考的TOP20面试题目:
What can you bring to this university? (ie: what are your personal assets?)
What have been your major accomplishments throughout high school?
What is your best and worst characteristic?
Why do you feel that you deserve acceptance/a scholarship to this college/university?
What are your future goals, both personally and career-wise?
What types of activities do you plan on being involved with during your college years?
Tell me about three people in your life that inspire you and how did they do so?
So how did you hear about (college) and why are you interested?
What has been or will be the hardest part of the whole college application process?
If you were going through high school again, what is something that you would get involved in that you haven”t yet?
What is the biggest problem facing your high school, and how would you change it?
How would you rate your overall high school experience?
What would your ideal college be like?
What are your most fearful things regard to going off to college?
If I had to change one thing about yourself what would it be/why?
How would you describe your hometown?
How would you describe your high school?
What prompted you to apply here?
What are you most nervous about when it comes to going to college? What are you most excited about?
What is your favorite class that you are taking now?