1) Questions that we knew were coming but that we still don't have a good answer for.
Examples:
- Name your greatest accomplishment. Besides being able to name all 150 Pokemon? I can't think of anything else. ...Oh well, hope you're a fan.
- What is your greatest weakness? So you want me to tell you why you shouldn't pick me? I don't think so.
- Why are you interested in this school? Because it's ranked #1 in the nation? Because your brochures are 50% glossier than than that other school's? Because... wait, which school am I interviewing for again?
Examples:
- How do they get the sugar coating on M&M's to be so smooth? And how do they print that tiny m on millions and billions of M&M's? They have little elves to do it for them? If I knew, don't you think I'd have opened up my own plant by now?
- If you wanted to get more students interested in computer science, what would you do? [I actually got this one. Gave a totally flustered answer. She pointed out some quite obvious flaws. I didn't get in.]
- What problems do you see with the world today, and how would you solve them if selected for this program? Okay, that's it, I'm leaving.
Examples:
- If I gave you an elephant right now, what would you do? Uh. Leave?
- So... tell me about your childhood. Actually, can we skip straight to the inkblots?
- Teach me how to do something, step-by-step. Well you go like this, and the rabbit goes through the hole... I think...
- Describe yourself with a single four-letter word. Is it important that I keep this PG? How about... 'sane'?
- What would you like to see on your tombstone? Dearly beloved. You will be missed by family, friends, and your pet elephant.
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If you gave me a pet elephant, I'd threaten to sic it on you unless you give me this position.
Remind you of AD somewhat?
@anonymous
Hmm... or perhaps you could join a circus with your new elephant and earn your living that way?
@twynne
What a pretty name! Almost like a real English word. Let's see... what's AD? Should I comment just to ask what AD is? Or is this a reference for the more pop culturally aware than I? Maybe I should wikipedia it. Let's see, it's not Anno Domini or Alzheimer's Disease. Probably not "American Dad!" Or maybe it's Academic Dec... ohhhhhhhhhh.
Anyway, to answer your question: no, actually, it doesn't. I was only in Academic Decathlon as an alternate, so I never had any interviews. Were you ever asked about elephants?
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