College Interview Advice

College Interview Advice February 15, 2013 If your child is a blob, he or she should not go on college interviews (picture from Wikipedia). Since its college interview season for Regular Decision applicants, we wanted to give college interview advice to students who arent necessarily great interviewers. If youre a blob, dont interview. Blobs, as defined now, are students who show no demonstrable personality, who dont interact well with people, and dont leave a positive impression in peoples minds. If asked about their favorite activity, maybe theyll say chess club. But they wont expand further on that answer. If an interviewer makes a joke even if its not funny they wont even make an attempt to laugh because their social skill-set is depleted. These students are out there maybe youre even wondering if your son or daughter fits this description. Its possible they do. And if they do, they should absolutely not interview for colleges! If your child is a blob, we urge parents and students not to pick up their phones from any number they dont already recognize around this time of year. Because interviewers either call or email. Emails can be ignored. With calls, you have to be careful not to accidentally pick up. So before this call comes in, perhaps you should discuss with your child if they think theyd interview well. If they do but you dont, a little push might go a long way. Having a bad college interview can indeed hurt their chances for admission, even though the college interview isnt one of the biggest factors in admission to highly selective colleges. If your child is insistent upon interviewing, then at least check out our video on what not to do on college interviews. We imagine they make some of these key mistakes. Its better to have no interview than a terrible interview. If you think you may come across as a blob or if your parents do then we urge you to avoid phone calls from numbers you dont know in the coming weeks. Play it one step ahead of the folks who want to interview you!