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"How many interviews do you have" question
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I don't think there's any harm in being honest. I believe honesty is the best policy anyway. You won't have to remember the lie you plan to tell, and your interview will flow better rather than stumbling. Just reiterate that ___ is your number one school choice because ____.
lol one interview asked and I thought it was awkward but I am not about to lie after I spent hundreds to get there.
I told him I had 8 (At the time), and then I said honestly "I have a fear of flying so I think flying to these interviews will be more stressful than the interviews themselves and I talked about why I have a fear of flying" and we laughed about it for a while and had a great conversation of flying and fears lol
I told him I had 8 (At the time), and then I said honestly "I have a fear of flying so I think flying to these interviews will be more stressful than the interviews themselves and I talked about why I have a fear of flying" and we laughed about it for a while and had a great conversation of flying and fears lol
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One interviewer asked me as well and started writing down the schools it caught me a little off guard but I was honest. Not sure why this is important to them but I made sure to let him know that his school was my top one.
Adcoms get insecure too haha
Which school asked this at the interview?
If you have competitive stats and multiple interviews, I always suggest you answer this question with a degree of self confidence. You don't want to be cocky, but a confident answer will look a whole lot better then clamming up and fumbling through a response. You know your worth, you know you'll have options, why should you pick them?
If you aren't competitive, ayyy I might take a softer approach lol.
If you aren't competitive, ayyy I might take a softer approach lol.
miamimami
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What if we're not really that competitive but have multiple interviews? What approach shall we use then?
But really, I have answered honestly. If you have other interviews, then you let them know. You've worked damn hard to get them. If you're genuine enough when you tell them you had X interviews, but their school is still number one, it's gotta play to your advantage and be more convincing right?? That's what I tell myself anyway
That sounds like a case of selling yourself short.
If you have multiple interviews you are competitive. Stats are not the only thing that make people competitive, it is your application as a whole.
I prefer not to share specific questions asked by specific schools but just know that it can be asked.
There is no problem in being completely honest with this question, especially if they ask you about it.
