paigepea
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Post by paigepea on Feb 8, 2016 21:59:54 GMT
My dd has an interview for a new school tomorrow - does anyone who has had a child go through this have any idea what questions they might ask her. She's not nervous but some ideas might be good. She's 10. Entering grade 6. And she's already completed the academic assessment.
I asked her:
What do you like about your current school?
What is your favorite subject?
What subject do you find most challenging?
Tell us something you did on the long weekend that you enjoyed.
What is something you've read or watched lately that made you think about the world around you?
What excites you about this school?
And I asked her some questions based on the answers she wrote on her application.
Any ideas?
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Post by leannec on Feb 8, 2016 22:39:37 GMT
Is this a public school?
Even if it isn't, they might ask her something about how she gets along with kids of an other ethnicity ...
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Post by fuji on Feb 8, 2016 23:11:38 GMT
They could ask why she's leaving her current school. She'll need a diplomatic answer for that.  |
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Post by kate on Feb 8, 2016 23:16:46 GMT
I've had 2 kids go through this process for 6th grade.
You've got most of the questions we heard. There were also questions about favorite author, favorite teacher, and "what's your best quality" type questions.
The weirdest one my DD got was, "If you could have any dress you wanted, what would it look like?" DD pretty much bombed the answer (as far as I could tell), but she still got an offer. LOL
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 8, 2016 23:20:46 GMT
DS applied to a big STEM school here. They wanted to know what he could bring to the school--what unique qualities he possessed. He aced the academic portion, but didn't get in. Probably because he's pretty modest and didn't brag about himself in the interview. So my advice would be to practice humility while telling all about the great things she does!
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Post by paigepea on Feb 9, 2016 1:08:16 GMT
Thnks for the replies! She's at a private co-ed religious elementary school and is applying for a private girls only secular k-12 school. We have mixed feelings about leaving her current school, as does dd, so she has approached every aspect of this application process with absolutely no pressure. Her oral skills are just not as smooth, but she's sweet and lovely so maybe that will count for something |
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Post by kate on Feb 9, 2016 2:39:14 GMT
It will. Schools can always use more sweet and lovely students. I'm serious!
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Post by Nicole in TX on Feb 9, 2016 2:40:17 GMT
Why do you want to go to this school?
What do you think you could contribute to this school?
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 9, 2016 3:40:46 GMT
Thnks for the replies! She's at a private co-ed religious elementary school and is applying for a private girls only secular k-12 school. We have mixed feelings about leaving her current school, as does dd, so she has approached every aspect of this application process with absolutely no pressure. Her oral skills are just not as smooth, but she's sweet and lovely so maybe that will count for something DD was in a same gender program within a larger public school she loved it. It was 100 girls and they had their core classes together. New methods were used (like dimmer, more natural light in the classrooms, lots of classroom discussions, hands on labs...) and it really gave DD a solid foundation during those middle school years. They had electives, PE and lunch with other kids--mostly the boys in their same gender program. |
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Post by Really Red on Feb 9, 2016 3:44:34 GMT
They'll definitely ask about the last or best book she's read. She should be prepared with an author and why. My son was asked about his favorite subjects, but they listened to the WHY. They wanted kids who thought and kids who didn't have to be prompted to talk, so it was more about projecting confidence than specifics.
Good luck
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