Boston University： Why o we like to see interviews?波士顿大学招生官说“为什么要面试？”

学校在面试中想了解什么？

波士顿大学招生官重点强调了这些：

学校在面试中希望看到什么样的学生？真诚、坦率，展现自己真实的思想，而不是把自己包装成学校希望看到的样子。展现自己的个性特点以及在纸质材料中看不到的东西和招生官探讨自己感兴趣的东西，展现自己的热情对自己参加各种活动的反思证明自己的语言沟通能力，在文化背景和语言能力不同的情况下仍然勇于表现自己

波士顿大学“你表现出的对大学的兴趣绝对是面试中很重要的一部分。即便你只是提交面试，这对你的申请就已经有帮助了。”波士顿大学“给我留下深刻印象的是那些对自己充满信心的学生，他们不是极力证明自己是学校想要的学生，而只是真诚地展现自己，和我们探讨不同的话题，他们勇于进行这些讨论。”

为什么面试对你的申请非常重要？面试能够让学校了解学生对这所学校的渴望，使你的申请更有竞争力面试是学校了解学生个性的唯一机面试使学校了解学生在校园里会怎样和其他人交往如果你的语言成绩在申请的边缘，面试会让学校了解你的各种实际技能，从众多申请者中脱颖而出

波士顿大学“美国的大学和学院差异非常非常大，了解你的个性和在面试中的表现能让我们设想你未来在校园中的表现。“波士顿大学“一个学生可能没有很高的托福或雅思成绩，如果我们在面试中看到他们能够用英语交流，即使有一些语法错误，也没关系。重要的是你要证明你能理解别人也能被别人理解，这对我们非常有帮助。“

关于面试的准备有什么建议吗？波士顿大学“不要介意我们想听到什么，展现真实的自己，讲述自己的故事。不要期望我们会对你说：“你是个很棒的申请人”，我们不会做出判断，我们不会让你感觉你的英语很糟糕。面试的时候，我们会保持微笑，因为和你谈话很愉快。当然，你会感到紧张，这没关系。记住，我们都是普通人，我们是来帮助你的！”

ENGLISH VERSION HERE~

What o schools look for in an amissions interview?

Here are just some highlights of what they ha to say!

What o schools look for in the amission interview?A genuine an authentic stuent who is saying what they believe,not what they think the school wants to hearA sense of a stuent’s personality,beyon just a paper applicationA stuent iscussing what they are passionate about,whether it was inclue somewhere else in the application or notSelf-reflection on the activities that applicants spen time on an the experiences that have shape who they areConfirmation of a stuent’s conversational English ability,with the unerstaning that each stuents’ cultural backgroun an how they might speak in an interview will vary

Boston University&lquo;Your interest in the university is efinitely an important component of the interview. Even just submitting it you’ve alreay helpe yourself in the process.”

Boston University“I think the interviews that make the biggest impression on me are the ones where I can tell the stuent is very comfortable with themselves an with their answers,an they are not trying to tell us what they think we [universities] want to hear,they really just genuinely are excite to show us their personality,to show us what they think on ifferent topics,they are not afrai to really put themselves out there.”

Why is the interview important to your application process?

Interviews offer a chance to see a stuent’s interest in the school. Just submitting an interview makes you a more competitive applicant.The interview is the only chance schools have to get to know the personality of a stuent,an see what they are like as a real personThe interview helps schools picture the stuent on their campus,an how they might interact with other stuents on campus alreayThe interview helps schools unerstan what the true ability is of stuents who are on the ege of their language test requirements

Boston University“All of the colleges an universities in the U.S. are very very ifferent… Being able to see your personality an see how that comes out in the interview process is something that efinitely helps us get to know you better an also picture you on our campus engaging with our stuents alreay here.”

Boston University“[Stuents] might not have a super high TOEFL or IELTS score,but once you see them using English in action you can tell that even if there are some grammatical mistakes that’s ok… If you can show us that you are comfortable engaging in the language an that you can be unerstoo an you can unerstan what is going on in the interview that is very,very helpful.”

What tips or suggestions o you have for stuents preparing for an interview?Boston University“Don’t worry about what we want to hear. Prepare to be genuine,to talk about yourself… There is nothing you can really o or say that will make us say,“Oh,you were looking like a goo applicant but not anymore!”… We are not here to juge you. We are not here to make you feel ba about your English… When we are reviewing them we are smiling because we are just happy to see you… Of course you will be nervous,it’s ok to be nervous. Just remember we are human beings too an that we are rooting for you too!”

School Details:Boston University:Does not offer on campus or alumni interviews. Thir party interviews are optional but strongly recommene.Early Decision Application Dealine: November 15th (Interview shoul be submitte before December 1)Regular Decision Application Dealine: January 2n (Interview shoul be submitte by February 1)Amissions Website: http://www.bu.eu/amissions/apply/Contact: Samantha Fifiel,Assistant Direction of International Amissions,sfifiel@bu.eu

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