美本面试常见问题怎么回答？

前两天老师跟大家分享了一下美本面试的准备策略，其中提到了我们可以提前准备一些经常出现的高频问题的回答。

今天，老师就带着这些问题以及回答示例走来了！有需要的小伙伴们快来提前码住了！

01介绍你自己

这是面试最常见的问题，也通常是面试的第一个问题。面试刚开始的时候大家难免会有点紧张，准备好这个问题的回答也能帮助你逐渐平静下来，更好地应对接下来的面试。

回答这个问题的核心在于如何将你与学校所看重的候选人的潜质联系起来。不妨选择一至两个你最大的特点作为切入点，并将这些与你申请这所学校的原因相结合。

Sample

I’ve always loved the ocean, as I’ve spent most weekends of my life on the water with my parents fishing, crabbing, shrimping… the list goes on, really. For me, it’s not just about the sound of the waves or watching the sunset over the water, but more about that connection between my personal life and the ocean. That’s actually what led me to Bowdoin in the first place.

02你最大的优势是什么？

面试的重点不是向学校展示你有多聪明多优秀（事实上其他申请人也会这么形容自己），而是展示你与其他人的不同之处，展示你的独特性，展示你能够而不是其他申请者能够为学校社区做出贡献的品质。

Sample

I consider myself to be a very empathetic person, which shapes how I approach so much of my life. At school, I try to bring in cookies on days where we have big tests or projects due—sometimes I don’t have time, but I always try! And at home, when I get up on the weekends, I always feed the cat before I make myself breakfast, as it’s my decision to sleep in later, and she shouldn’t have to be hungry because I’m lazy!

03你最大的弱点是什么？

“最大的优点”与“最大的缺点”这两个问题很可能会同时出现。针对这个问题的有效回答应该是分享一个真正的弱点，说“我是一个完美主义者”这样的“弱点”只会让你听起来像是在回避问题，或者是缺乏认识到自己弱点的自我反省能力。我们在回答时也要注意重点应该放在你是如何克服这个弱点并且从中获得成长的。

Sample

I often have a hard time asking for help, as my instinct when I hit a wall is to try to climb over it myself. That’s not a bad first response, but sometimes I get stubborn and keep trying on my own even once it’s clear that I’m not getting anywhere. That just isn’t a good use of my time. Something that’s helped me with this is working to build relationships with my teachers and coaches early on, so that when I do need help, it feels almost like turning to a friend, rather than admitting defeat, which is what it’s felt like in the past.

04你希望在大学里学习些什么？

回答好这个问题并不意味着你需要完全确定自己想学什么专业、做什么工作，而是向面试官展现出你的求知欲和积极性。他们当然知道你的学业计划在大学期间可能会发生改变，所以这个问题真正想考察的是你的学术兴趣，并且你是否能够解释为什么你会被这些东西吸引。

Sample

Currently, I’m planning on either double majoring, or doing a major and a minor, in history and Spanish. I’ve always liked figuring out how threads from the past connect to things happening today. I also have an aunt in Spain, and I often wonder why Spanish culture and cuisine isn’t as celebrated in the U.S. as French or Italian culture. Hopefully the skills I learn studying history will help me work towards answering that question, and studying Spanish will allow me to read relevant texts in their original language.

05你的榜样是谁？

一个人的榜样很可能是他在某些方面的投射，所以从这个问题的回答上也能看出你是一个什么样的人。无论你的榜样是家庭成员、老师或者是名人，回答这个问题的重点是“他是如何帮助你成长的”，展现你们之间的联系，而不是向面试官按头安利你的偶像有多优秀。

Sample

My role model is a girl named Sarah. We were on the same soccer team when she was a senior and I was a freshman. She won basically every award for best player in the state that year, but the main reason I admire her is how she carried herself while having all that success. She was always positive at practice, would pass the ball to anyone, even me, and never talked about her achievements.

We weren’t that close, but at the end of the season I thanked her for always being so kind and inspirational simultaneously, because I figured that if someone makes that big of an impact on you, the least you can do is take the time to let them know how much you appreciate them.

06你觉得自己十年后会是什么样的？

如果从学校的角度来看，他们当然会更喜欢对未来有远大梦想的学生，但这些梦想并不一定涉及特定的职业。回答这个问题的关键是专注于一个你确定的目标，清楚地表达为什么这是你的目标，并说说你将如何实现这个目标，特别是学校将如何在这个过程中帮助你。

Sample

I’d like to be doing something that lets me combine my love for animals with my love of travel. Both of my parents are vets, and my dad specializes in large animals, so even though I don’t think I could deal with the sad side of being a vet, it’s always been impossible for me to think of having a job that doesn’t involve animals. I think I might enjoy studying animals in the wild more, as I get to see them when they’re happy and healthy, and the experience I’d get through University of Hawaii’s marine biology program would definitely put me in position to travel around studying different aquatic animals.

07你的大学规划是什么？

这个问题比十年后的规划要更加具体，也可以看作是“你为什么想上这所学校”的变形。与其把整个回答都集中在你所面试的学校上，不如从谈论你希望从大学里得到什么开始，然后解释你认为学校将如何帮助你实现这些梦想。

Sample

I’ve always known that I want to work in medicine, but I’m not sure if being a doctor would be right for me or if maybe doing research or working on new technologies would be a better fit. During college, I’d like to figure out which career I’m best suited for, and I think the University of Washington would be a great place to do that. UW’s med school and the hospital affiliated with the University would allow me to get a sneak peek at life as a doctor, and in Seattle I’d be right down the street from tons of biotech startups, so I’d also get to see what that world looks like.