美國寄宿中學申請一般截止在每年的的一、二月份截止，最重要的是跟同學們要一對一的面談。目前這段時間，很多美國較優(yōu)秀的寄宿中學都已經(jīng)陸續(xù)開始發(fā)出面談通知。
美國寄宿中學面談的形式有幾種，最直接的當然就是邀請申請人和家長到美國學校做一個正式的參觀訪問，同時在訪問的前后預約和招生老師一對一的面談。除了我們經(jīng)常說的十大常青藤名校之外，大部分學校并沒有到校面談的硬性規(guī)定。當然如果申請人對面談比較有自信，最好能夠親自到美國學校面談，因為你可以利用這個機會對學校的老師及同學情況多一點了解，同時也讓校方知道你對他們學校的濃厚興趣和你申請的決心。
面談時，最重要的當然是你給學校的第一印象，所以穿著要注意，最好能夠正裝出席。尤其對學生的服裝有嚴格要求的學校，你可以穿的比他們學校的學生更加正式。美國人很注重第一印象，除了穿著打扮之外，國際禮儀一定要注重。例如主動問候，抬頭挺胸，說話時口齒清楚，并面帶笑容等，都是很重要的細節(jié)。面談的問題大多是圍繞在你的學習生活和課外活動，有時會問到你的理想或目標等等， 這些都是比較容易準備的。需要注意的是，大多面談老師在結(jié)束前都會問你有沒有什么問題。如果你客氣的說沒有，那這個面談就此結(jié)束，但是我們建議同學在面談前，最好都先準備好至少1-2個問題，因為這個問題，可以代表你對他們學校的了解和興趣。如果問得好，可以給老師留下深刻的印象，甚至有加分的作用。
雖然面談時學校已經(jīng)有你的申請資料了，有時面談老師會給你一篇小作業(yè)讓你當面發(fā)揮，在你專心寫作的同時，老師可以和父母單獨交談，看看他們是否有什么問題需要和學校交流。
面談后很重要的是，離開學校后，最好在1天內(nèi)給面談的老師寫封感謝信，email，傳真或郵寄都可以，重點是要再次表達你對此校的興趣，同時感謝面談老師給你的機會和介紹(或老師給你的建議)等等。
當然并不是所有的同學都有機會親自到所有申請的學校去參觀和親自面談，如果你沒有辦法到學校去的話，一般學校有幾種形式進行面談這個程序：1，現(xiàn)場面試;2。電話面談;3。電腦視頻面談。無論學校選擇用任何一種形式進行面談，原則都是一樣，當然電話面談對穿著要求不是特嚴格，但是電話上的禮貌你也必須遵守，例如說話的音量大小，發(fā)音清楚等等。其實這些都是可以預先練習的，任何一種形式的面談，只要你準備的越充分，到時你就會應(yīng)付的更自如，所以無論是在家里自己照鏡子練習或是和外教練習，都不要錯過任何機會。
當然無論是親自面談，視頻，或電話面談，最重要的是要放輕松，因為一般人緊張的時候就無法發(fā)揮正常的水平，這在短短的面談過程中是很重要的。另外，我會特 別建議同學們可以找到專業(yè)的面談培訓老師，多做情景練習。練得多了，什么樣的問題都能經(jīng)歷一些，一旦到了正式的面試場合，才真正能放輕松，才能正常發(fā)揮。
我們給大家準備了50個面試中常會問道的問題，希望對大家面試有所幫助：
1. What is your name?
2. Do you have an English name?
3. How old are you?
4. Where are you from? Where do you live?
5. What school do you go to now? / What school do you attend now?
6. What type of school do you attend? Is it a public, private, or boarding school?
7. What grade are you in?
8. What subjects/courses are you studying now?
9. What is your favorite subject/course? And why?
10. What course is your least favorite? And why?
11. Which course do you have the best/highest grade?
12. Which course do you have the worst/lowest grade?
13. What activities do you participate in outside of school?
14. Are you involved in any clubs/organizations/societies in your school?
15. What are your hobbies?
16. Do you play any musical instruments?
17. Do you play any sports?
18. Please describe a typical day at school for you。
19. Please describe your typical week schedule from Monday to Sunday。
20. What do you do on Saturday and Sunday?
21. What do you do for fun?
22. Where have you traveled with your family?
23. Where have you traveled alone?
24. Why do you want to study in theUSA?
25. What do you want to do when you graduate from high school?
26. Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?
27. Why did you choose to apply to our school?
28. Do you have any questions about our school?
29. Is there anything you want to ask about our school?
30. What books have you read recently? (English and/or Chinese)
31. What do your parents do for work?
32. Did your parents go to college/university?
33. Tell me about your parents?
34. Why do you want to come to our school?
35. Why should we choose you to be a student at our school?
36. If I asked your friends to tell me about you, what would they say?
37. If you want to be a good student, what should you do?
38. Tell me about your day-to-day life at school now. What do you like/dislike about it?
39. Tell me about someone who has influenced you a lot。
40. How do you spend your free time? Why?
41. What did you do on your last holiday?
42. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go?
43. How do you expect life at our school will be different from your life now? What will be good? What might be difficult?
44. Tell me something that you’re excited to try at our school that you’ve not had a chance to try here in China。
45. What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you this year?
46. What is your career goal?
47. What do you want to do after 10 years?
48. What do you think you are doing after 15 years ? (20, 30 years)
49. What question would you ask me if you are conducting the interview?
50. Do you have any questions about our school?
美國寄宿中學面談的形式有幾種，最直接的當然就是邀請申請人和家長到美國學校做一個正式的參觀訪問，同時在訪問的前后預約和招生老師一對一的面談。除了我們經(jīng)常說的十大常青藤名校之外，大部分學校并沒有到校面談的硬性規(guī)定。當然如果申請人對面談比較有自信，最好能夠親自到美國學校面談，因為你可以利用這個機會對學校的老師及同學情況多一點了解，同時也讓校方知道你對他們學校的濃厚興趣和你申請的決心。
面談時，最重要的當然是你給學校的第一印象，所以穿著要注意，最好能夠正裝出席。尤其對學生的服裝有嚴格要求的學校，你可以穿的比他們學校的學生更加正式。美國人很注重第一印象，除了穿著打扮之外，國際禮儀一定要注重。例如主動問候，抬頭挺胸，說話時口齒清楚，并面帶笑容等，都是很重要的細節(jié)。面談的問題大多是圍繞在你的學習生活和課外活動，有時會問到你的理想或目標等等， 這些都是比較容易準備的。需要注意的是，大多面談老師在結(jié)束前都會問你有沒有什么問題。如果你客氣的說沒有，那這個面談就此結(jié)束，但是我們建議同學在面談前，最好都先準備好至少1-2個問題，因為這個問題，可以代表你對他們學校的了解和興趣。如果問得好，可以給老師留下深刻的印象，甚至有加分的作用。
雖然面談時學校已經(jīng)有你的申請資料了，有時面談老師會給你一篇小作業(yè)讓你當面發(fā)揮，在你專心寫作的同時，老師可以和父母單獨交談，看看他們是否有什么問題需要和學校交流。
面談后很重要的是，離開學校后，最好在1天內(nèi)給面談的老師寫封感謝信，email，傳真或郵寄都可以，重點是要再次表達你對此校的興趣，同時感謝面談老師給你的機會和介紹(或老師給你的建議)等等。
當然并不是所有的同學都有機會親自到所有申請的學校去參觀和親自面談，如果你沒有辦法到學校去的話，一般學校有幾種形式進行面談這個程序：1，現(xiàn)場面試;2。電話面談;3。電腦視頻面談。無論學校選擇用任何一種形式進行面談，原則都是一樣，當然電話面談對穿著要求不是特嚴格，但是電話上的禮貌你也必須遵守，例如說話的音量大小，發(fā)音清楚等等。其實這些都是可以預先練習的，任何一種形式的面談，只要你準備的越充分，到時你就會應(yīng)付的更自如，所以無論是在家里自己照鏡子練習或是和外教練習，都不要錯過任何機會。
當然無論是親自面談，視頻，或電話面談，最重要的是要放輕松，因為一般人緊張的時候就無法發(fā)揮正常的水平，這在短短的面談過程中是很重要的。另外，我會特 別建議同學們可以找到專業(yè)的面談培訓老師，多做情景練習。練得多了，什么樣的問題都能經(jīng)歷一些，一旦到了正式的面試場合，才真正能放輕松，才能正常發(fā)揮。
我們給大家準備了50個面試中常會問道的問題，希望對大家面試有所幫助：
1. What is your name?
2. Do you have an English name?
3. How old are you?
4. Where are you from? Where do you live?
5. What school do you go to now? / What school do you attend now?
6. What type of school do you attend? Is it a public, private, or boarding school?
7. What grade are you in?
8. What subjects/courses are you studying now?
9. What is your favorite subject/course? And why?
10. What course is your least favorite? And why?
11. Which course do you have the best/highest grade?
12. Which course do you have the worst/lowest grade?
13. What activities do you participate in outside of school?
14. Are you involved in any clubs/organizations/societies in your school?
15. What are your hobbies?
16. Do you play any musical instruments?
17. Do you play any sports?
18. Please describe a typical day at school for you。
19. Please describe your typical week schedule from Monday to Sunday。
20. What do you do on Saturday and Sunday?
21. What do you do for fun?
22. Where have you traveled with your family?
23. Where have you traveled alone?
24. Why do you want to study in theUSA?
25. What do you want to do when you graduate from high school?
26. Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?
27. Why did you choose to apply to our school?
28. Do you have any questions about our school?
29. Is there anything you want to ask about our school?
30. What books have you read recently? (English and/or Chinese)
31. What do your parents do for work?
32. Did your parents go to college/university?
33. Tell me about your parents?
34. Why do you want to come to our school?
35. Why should we choose you to be a student at our school?
36. If I asked your friends to tell me about you, what would they say?
37. If you want to be a good student, what should you do?
38. Tell me about your day-to-day life at school now. What do you like/dislike about it?
39. Tell me about someone who has influenced you a lot。
40. How do you spend your free time? Why?
41. What did you do on your last holiday?
42. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go?
43. How do you expect life at our school will be different from your life now? What will be good? What might be difficult?
44. Tell me something that you’re excited to try at our school that you’ve not had a chance to try here in China。
45. What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you this year?
46. What is your career goal?
47. What do you want to do after 10 years?
48. What do you think you are doing after 15 years ? (20, 30 years)
49. What question would you ask me if you are conducting the interview?
50. Do you have any questions about our school?