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UWC Interview Prep Questions

The document outlines a series of interview questions for prospective UWC candidates, focusing on personal background, motivations for attending UWC, and experiences that demonstrate character and leadership. It includes both generic questions and specific essay-related prompts that encourage candidates to reflect on their values, challenges, and aspirations. The aim is to assess the candidates' fit for the UWC community and their potential contributions to society.

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UWC Interview Prep Questions

The document outlines a series of interview questions for prospective UWC candidates, focusing on personal background, motivations for attending UWC, and experiences that demonstrate character and leadership. It includes both generic questions and specific essay-related prompts that encourage candidates to reflect on their values, challenges, and aspirations. The aim is to assess the candidates' fit for the UWC community and their potential contributions to society.

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UWC Interview Prep | Generic Questions

1. Could you please introduce yourself to us?

2. What is the last book you read?

3. What do you consider to be your biggest weakness?

4. Why do you want to attend UWC? What would you like to learn from your future classmates? What
experiences and cultures do you want to immerse yourself in?

5. What do you do in your free time?

6. Pick 3 words that your friends would use to describe you.

7. Why do you think you are a good fit for UWC?

8. Share with us a time when you overcame a challenge in your life.

9. What about UWC excites you the most?

10. Tell us about a difficult moment in life and how you approached it.

11. Tell us about a time you almost gave up and didn’t.

12. Which UWC schools are you most interested in? Why?

13. Tell us 3 fun facts about yourself.

14. Why do you believe that you deserve to go to UWC?

15. What is one current event/issue in your country that you are currently following?

16. Who do you admire the most? Why?

17. Tell us about a time when you took initiative or assumed a leadership role.

18. If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?

19. What does the phrase ‘global citizen’ mean to you?

20. What is your favorite subject at school and why?


Essay-related Questions (Shreya)

1. Tell us about the cleanliness drive, ‘Clean Mohili’, that you and your friends undertook at your school.

2. Tell us about your involvement with advocating for LGBTQ+ rights as part of your school project.

3. Can you tell us more about your passion for Kathak/dance as a medium of expression?

4. In your essays, you mentioned that ‘prevailing apathy’ is what concerns you the most. Can you tell us
more about this?

5. You mentioned in one of your essays that Covid-19 was one of the most challenging experiences of
your life. Can you tell us more about the challenges you faced, and some important learnings you drew
from that experience?

6. “I must be in a position to contribute positively rather than becoming a burden on society” is something
that you wrote in your final essay. Do you believe that girls/women are considered to be a burden in
society?

7. How would you like to positively contribute to society? Is there a specific cause you care about?

8. You have mentioned that character growth is something that you believe the UWC experience can
catalyze for you. In what ways would you like to grow?

9. What would you like to do/become in the future?

10. Do you have any questions for us (the UWC committee)?

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