多少人在申请美研名校过程中栽在了这一环节,赶紧提前做好准备!
分类:专家指南2019-07-19
一般学校给你提供面试机会往往意味着你已经通过了第一轮筛选,而能否到达下一轮或是最后筛选环节,取决于你的面试情况。想要拿取奖学金的话,面试过程的表现就一定不能差。

不过,即便研究生面试中有很多无法预测的事情,但你依旧可以为研究生入学面试中可能被问到的问题做准备。你可能无法确切的知道每个问题具体是什么,但却可以精确地找到他们将会问到的事情的类型。通过事先考虑这些问题,能够确保你在面试的时候更自信更有条理的回答。
首先,学校会邀请你面试肯定是表明对你有兴趣,但可能还不能确定是否录取你。所以一定要重视面试。有研究生院招生委员会给出建议,学生在回答面试问题时,一定要直截了当,可以尽量多利用故事的形式来讲述,但千万不要拐弯抹角!
如果可以,尽量多使用STAR法则来描述自身的情况。

通常,美国大学研究生院常面试的问题包括以下四个方面:
1. 教育经历和背景
招生官希望了解你的目标方向以及上一阶段的学术背景,包括你的科研实习经历等,从而判断你是否适合申请这所大学。
那么关于这类问题,大家就需要提前了解学校的课程体系及课程安排,将目标专业与自己的研究或是兴趣连接起来,表示自己有多么适合这个专业课程,顺便还能凸显自身的特点。

常见问题包括:
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Why are you interested in this degree?
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What interests you about the _______ field?
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Why did you choose this school?
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How did you find out about this program?
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Why should you be admitted to our program? What do you bring to the table?
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What skills are you specifically looking to develop through our program?
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What courses intrigue you in our curriculum?
2. 职业经历和发展方向
对于已经就业的人而言,你的职业经历是你职业生涯和教育发展的重要组成部分,可以让招生顾问更好地了解你感兴趣的领域以及你的专业水平。
如果你已经在一个与你的研究领域相关的领域工作,那么你就可以表示你的研究将如何帮助你推进自己的职业发展。如果你攻读这个学位是为了进入一个新的领域,那么你就可以讨论一下你的职业经历能如何推动你发展新方向。

常见问题包括:
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Tell me about your current professional position and what you do.
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If you are currently employed, what are the issues your organization is facing? What keeps senior management up at night?
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What was your best/greatest professional success? What are you most proud of professionally?
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What is your dream job and why?
3. 工作/学习方式
招生官一般都希望通过这一类问题了解你的工作和学习风格,判断你是否适合某个项目。同时也是在观察你处理事情的能力。当然,对于申请者而言,这是一个表现自我的绝佳机会,让招生官尽可能多的看到你的亮点。

常见问题包括:
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Tell me about a time when you failed. How did you recover from that?
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Provide an example of a time when you worked with a difficult colleague/employee/fellow student. How did you handle that situation?
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Do you prefer to work on a team or individually?
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What would you do if you were part of a high-level meeting and you received a very important client call in the middle of it?
4. 性格、行为习惯和兴趣
如果说上一类问题是你主动展示自己的亮点的话,那么这一类问题则是招生官主动想要了解你的亮点。大家需要注意,这时除了要表明自己的个性亮点之外,你还需要强调自己与其他申请者的不同,展示自己的独特的一面,这时所有招生官都喜爱的一类问题。

常见问题包括:
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Take about a minute to tell me what I should really know about you?
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What is the one thing you would like to improve about yourself?
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What do you do for fun? What are some of your hobbies?
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How do you like to receive feedback?
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How do you manage stress and competing priorities in your life?
总的来说,准备研究生院的面试的话,大体有四个要点需要注意:
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提前对申请学校及专业做好充分的了解;
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二是在面试过程中尽量多展示自己的专业知识和能力,不要胡编乱造,保证真实;
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三是展示自己的个性,不同于其他人的个性;
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四是提出你自己的疑问和看法,面试是个双向选择的过程,招生官在评估你的时候,你同样也是在对该校进行评估。
关于最后一点,可能很多同学表示很蒙,真不知道该问啥,可能是问题太多,也可能是想不起来。所以讯哥找到几类非常不错的问题大家可选择使用:

(1)关于学业支持以及职业发展
既可以问出学校对于自身的学业帮助,也表示了自己愿意为学校做出贡献,一举两得。举例:
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Will I have a program advisor to work with in helping me shape my education?
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What types of services does the university or college offer for job placement and career advancement?
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Can you tell me a little bit about the faculty teaching in my area of study?
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Can I speak to a current student and/or an alumnus about their experience in the program?
(2)关于MBA、MS课程
主要是了解项目课程设置。
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What kind of learning experience can I expect? Are classes primarily lectures, case studies, experiential learning, etc.?
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What differentiates my learning experience in your MBA/MS program from other similar MBA/MS programs in the area?
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How much flexibility do I have in shaping my masters or MBA program?
(3)住房、设施及校园生活
比如自己想要租房或是在校住宿的话,学校能提供哪些帮助。了解校园生活也是对未来入读该校后做一个大致了解。
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How would you describe the culture of the college?
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Are there any on-campus housing options for graduate students?
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What student organizations cater to graduate students in my area of study?
(4)资金资助以及奖学金
这个不必多说吧,能争取到一点是一点。
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What additional resources does the university offer for guidance on locating scholarships and grants?
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Can you share your placement rate for MBA/MS graduates over the last few years? What industries were most popular?
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Is it possible to sit in on a live class?
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What are the next steps in the admissions process?
总之,做好以上这些准备,面试基本没问题~
