POSSIBLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT MYSELF
Describe yourself through Science.
Use a scientific term to describe yourself.
What makes you unique?
What is Science?
How would you describe yourself?
Tell me more about yourself.
What extracurricular activities do you enjoy?
What extracurricular activities are you interested
in?
Do you have a sense of the activities you want to
be involved in?
Strengths:
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
What is your greatest strength and weakness? Weaknesses:
Where do you hope to see yourself grow?
Do you know what you want to be when you get
older?
What are your three favorite things about
yourself?
What are (the/three) things you’d like to improve
upon?
How do you like to spend your free time?
What do you do for fun?
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Tell us about what you do outside of school.
What are you passionate about?
What motivates you?
Who is someone you admire or look up to, and
why?
Who are the people you most admire?
If you could meet one person in history, who
would it be and why?
If you had one wish, what would it be?
What achievement are you most proud of?
What is one achievement that makes you proud?
Tell us about an accomplishment that has made
you feel especially proud.
Tell me about your family.
What is your definition of a good teacher?
How do you evaluate success?
What did you do last summer?
What memorable cultural experiences have you
had?
Are you involved with any community service
projects? What have you learned?
FRIENDS
How would your friends describe you?
If I asked your friends to describe you, what
would they say?
What would you do if someone asked to copy
your homework?
If your best friend asked if they could copy your
homework, what would you do?
Which of your friends do you admire the most
and why?
MUNSCI
What made you choose to apply to this school?
Why do you want to attend MunSci?
Why did you decide to apply to this school?
Why are you interested in our school?
What made you choose MunSci?
What do you know about MunSci? What do you
know about public schools?
In what ways have experiences prepared you to
attend this school?
What would you like to accomplish during your
time in school?
How will you benefit from attending this school?
What talents and gifts can you bring to our
school?
What can you bring to MunSci?
What can you do for us that other candidates
can't?
What questions do you have for us?
Do you have any questions about MunSci?
SCHOOL
Why do you want to attend a public school?
What do you think is the most important thing
you can learn in school?
What would you like to accomplish, academically
or in extracurricular activities, during high school?
Have you ever had conflicts at school? If so, how
did you deal with them?
What do you do when you’re having a hard time
in a class?
What is your current school like? What do you
like and what would you change?
If there were one thing you could change about
your current school, what would it be?
Why did you leave MMS?
What other schools are you considering?
What do you think you might study in college?
What are your plans for the remainder of your
child’s K-12 education?
What do you enjoy reading outside of school?
What have you read recently?
What are you reading at the moment?
What do you like to read? What is your favorite
book?
SUBJECTS
What subject do you enjoy the most and why?
What is your favorite subject?
Why do you want to study this subject?
What subject do you like the least and why?
What is your least favorite subject?
What do you do when you’re having a hard time
in a subject?
Have you ever had trouble communicating with a
coach or teacher? If so, what did you do?
CHALLENGES
What has been your biggest challenge?
What is an obstacle you've faced and how did you
get through it?
How do you deal with challenges?
How do you deal with conflict?
How do you handle stress and pressure?
How have you recovered from a disappointment
or setback?
LEADERSHIP
What leadership roles or opportunities have you
experienced?
Do you hold a leadership position at your school
currently?
Tell us about a time where you demonstrated
leadership.
