My Guide to Acing a College Interview:No Jokers Needed
This was written many years ago. I am not going to update it because I think "it is what it is." I hope you find it helpful. My qualifications for writing this: I am a college graduate. I have three children who graduated from college. My husband has been a college professor for well over 20 years. (now 30) The best way to prepare for a college interview is to do well in high school. That does not mean that if you are a C student you will not get into college. It may mean you will not get into a top tier college but you may not want that anyway. ~Get active in or outside your high school. Join the drama club, a team, do volunteer work but realize that too many activities are as bad as none. If your high school doesn't offer a sport you like look at what your town offers. Where you get involved does not matter as long as you are. Having said that college admissions officers wonder how you could do well in high school and have time for so many extra curricula acti...