49950_HSP Fall College Issue

Making a Great FIRST Impression
Gaining admission into a college or university is more competitive
than ever-even with a stellar grade point average, numerous
community service hours and a flawlessly-written application essay.
The question remains: Are you truly prepared for the one-on-one interview?
Given the texting, e-mailing, and online commenting of today’s world, faceto-face
engagement skills are on the decline. If you are just one of many
charming, articulate, and intelligent students — how are you going to stand
out from the crowd? It’s time to read College Interview Essentials. Through
this humorous, informative, book, authors Peggy Nash Marx and Kyrie
O’Connor, pave the way to the fundamentals for impressive interviewing.
· Do your homework. Investigate your school along with the majors you
are considering.
· Have at least three reasons why you want to attend that school and
how you would contribute to the school as a whole.
· Know your strengths and weaknesses and have specific examples of
each to discuss.
· Prepare questions for your interviewer, which cannot be
answered from perusing the school’s website.
College Interview Essentials helps sharpen verbal skills
and teaches how to maneuver in an interview, offering
advice that is easy to understand, and effective. CIE’s
methodology insures that an applicant will be a
confident, strong interviewee.
The authors have been involved with top-level college
admission interviews for more than 25 years and are
experts at arming applicants with what they need
to know concerning communication and selfmarketing.
The interview is the single opportunity to
impress the admissions committee in a live, one-onone
interaction. And, the post-interview write-up is
included in each application file and could make
or break admission chances.
For more information, visit:
www.collegeinterviewcounselors.com