【Interview】面试经典问题

对于申请Master来说，面试的几率比较小，但如果申请PhD、奖学金计划或部分商学院，被邀请面试的机会将很大。当你接到要电话面试或Skype面试，就要好好准备了。

面试的时间一般是25-40分钟左右，不同的老师问问题的方式也不一样，有的问的都是粗枝大叶的问题，有的就问的非常细节。如果给你面试的是programdetector、小秘或是校友，他们主要目的是了解你的背景、兴趣、研究方向等。如果给你面试的是教授，那对于学术方面的问题要多准备。

在面试之前，你应该了解自己的申请材料，了解自己的优势，了解面试的学校和项目。面试中的主要问题有关研究兴趣（research interest），研究背景（research background），相关经验（relevant experience），未来计划（future ambitions），个人兴趣（individual interests）等等。

【MASTER常见面试题目】

Tell us about yourself

Why did you choose to apply to our program?

How would your professors describe you?

How will you be able to make a contribution to this field?

Why should we accept you over another applicant?

If you aren't accepted into graduate school, what are your plans?

What are your career goals? How will this program help you achieve your goals?

What skills do you bring to this program? How will you help your mentor in his or her research?

In what ways has your previous experience prepared you for graduate study in our program?

What do you believe your greatest challenge will be if you are accepted into this program?

【PhD常见面试题目】

Please tell me something about you, what you have been doing/studying/working on in the past year? (warm-up)

Why do you want to come to [this school]?

Tell me about your dissertation.

How far along is your dissertation?

When do you expect to defend your dissertation?

What classes do you like to teach?

What are the strengths/weaknesses of you Ph.D. program?

Do you know, or what do you think of [a specific professor atXXX]?

Are you interested in working withXXX?

What research do you want to do in the next 5 years?

In what journals do you expect to publish?

Tell me about your industry experience (if you have any)? How would you bring that industry experienceto the classroom?

What is your favorite theory or theorist?

What do you consider your research strengths/weaknesses?

在面试结束后，建议给面试官发一封感谢信。在邮件里，可以把面试中没有说清楚的问题补充说明，也可以提到你们在面试里谈论过的某个话题。可以是表达自己对该学校非常感兴趣;你对校园里一个非常特别的设施印象深刻;你非常高兴能够了解到面试官的一些事情等等。如果通过面试,你发现了一个让你爱上这所学校的新理由,一定要写在这封感谢信里。