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| College Interview Tips |
 Review your essay because you might be asked questions about it in the interview to break the ice.
Wear what you would wear to dinner at a good restaurant. Avoid jeans or baseball caps. Do not wear lots of jewelry, makeup and perfume. Never chew gum! Never swear!
Take any documents you might need such as test scores and a copy of your high school transcript.
Arrive on time! Plan to be there waiting 15 minutes before the interview.
Make eye contact with the interviewer. A surprising number of candidates do not look the interviewer in the eye!
Regard the interview as a conversation. Make it into a conversation. It means feeling free to ask the interviewer something that relates to the answer you have just given. For instance, if an interviewer asks, "Why did you choose Florida University?" reply to her question and then say: "What do you think draws students here?" Such question exchange builds rapport because you are engaging the interviewer in a conversation instead of just waiting for the interviewer to ask you the next question on the list.
Don’t try and sneak test scores into the conversation. One of the most predictable and boring things you can do in an interview is try to sneak in your SAT scores. There are students which will use any and every annoying tactic to get in a mention of how great their scores were. It is very annoying to the interviewer when candidates try to contrive their answers so that their test scores can be mentioned. It sounds false and makes the interviewer feel as if the candidate is not interested in having a real conversation.
Always follow up with a thank you note to the interviewer. After leaving the interview, jot down something that you discussed so that you can mention it later in the thank you letter.
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