Interview Questions

1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why did you choose this school? 3) If you caught a student cheating on a test, how would you deal with the situation? 4) If you do not get into this school, what are your other plans? 5) What do you know about this school? 6) What would you do if you received a grade from a teacher much lower than you felt you deserved? 7) In what ways has your previous school prepared you for this one? 8) What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment? 9) What would you do if you were working in a group and you had a disagreement with another memeber in the group? 10) What are your strengths and weaknesses? 11) What subjects do you enjoy the most? What subjects do you enjoy the least? Why? 12) How will you be able to make a contribution to this school? 13) Why should you be accepted into this school? 14) What makes you different from all other applicants? 15) What are your future plans? 16) How would you compare yourself to your other classmates? 17) What do you like best about your school? 18) What are you most excited about this school? 19) What is more important, school or friends? Why? 20) How would you rate your English ability? 21) What are your plans after high school? 22) What is your best quality? 23) What are your hobbies? 24) If you could meet any famous dead person, who would it be and why?

25) What is the best advice you've ever received? 26) What motivates you? 27) Please read this poem and provide a brief summary of the poem. 28) Please read this news passage and provide a brief summary of the article. 29) What contributions can you make to this school? 30) Do you think that first impressions of people are important? Why or why not? 31) What makes you happy? 32) How do you deal with stress? 33) What can be done to improve world peace? 34) What are your strengths? Weaknesses? 35) Do you have a favorite teacher? Explain. 36) What is the hardest thing about being a student? 37) If there was a fire in your house, what one thing would you save? (All people are safe) 38) If you could make three wishes, what would they be? 39) Where do you see yourself in 20 years? 40) If you could be President, what would you do? 41) What quality is needed to be successful in today's world? 42) Should learning English be made mandatory? 43) Whom do you trust the most? 44) Tell me about someone with whom you wish you had a better or deeper relationship with. 45) Do you consider yourself a lucky person? Why or why not? 46) What part of your life do you wish you could change? 47) Who do you spend time with on weekends? And what do you usually do with that person or people? 48) Who do you admire most? Why?

49) What is the most important saying or phrase? 50) Do you prefer to study alone or with a group of people? Why? 51) Name three positive qualities about you. Why are these important for high school? 52) Where is your favorite place that you have visited? Why is it your favorite? 53) What genre of movies do you enjoy watching? Why? 54) What type of study habits do you have? Do you think they work for you? Why or why not? 55) Think of a new year's resolution you will make for yourself for the year 2009. Why is this important to you? How will you achieve this? 56) What is one of your goals you want to accomplish before the end of 2008? 57) What is your favorite class and why? 58) Why should we read books? 59) What kind of person do you want to be when you grow up? Tell us specific examples. 60) Who is your favorite teacher and why? 61) What do you and your friends talk about when you are together? 62) Why do you think that exercise is important? 63) If you could meet three people in history, who would they be? Why? 64) If you were the President of our country, what would you change? Why? 65) What activities will you be involved in in our school? 66) When you surf the Internet, what do you usually search for? 67) What do you think is the most important quality in a friend? Why? 68) If you had a big test in school the next day that you needed to study for, but your friend calls you and needs help with a serious problem, would you help your friend or study for your test? 69) Do you participate in volunteer activities? If no, what volunteer activities would you want to participate in? 70) What is the most important thing you've ever learned?

71) Do you think it is important to get married? 72) What is the importance of homework? 73) Do you think downloading free music from the internet is stealing? Why or why not? 74) If you had a choice, would you travel abroad or visit famous sites in Korea during your summer vacation? Why? 75) Do you think a country's government should be able to spy on its citizens? Why or why not? 76) Why do terrorists try to harm others? 77) Why is it important to study English? 78) Do you think it is okay that our government controls the system of our college entrance? 79) Do you think women should also be obligated to join the army? 80) What do you think of gambling? 81) What are the most important qualities of a good student? 82) Imagine you became the principal of your school. What would you like to do first for your students and teachers? Explain. 83) Some people say sports stars and movie stars should be exempt from military service in Korea. Do you agree with this opinion? Why or why not? 84) Write an essay titled "Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Computers in Language Learning." 85) Why did you choose to focus on learning English? 86) Why did you choose to apply to our program? 87) What other schools did you consider applying to? How did you eliminate those schools as potential choices? 88) What do you believe your greatest challenge will be if you are accepted into this program? 89) In middle school, what courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why? 90) Describe any research project you've worked on? What was the purpose of the project and what was your role in the project?

91) How would your teachers describe you? 92) How will you be able to make a contribution to this school? 93) Explain a situation in which you had a conflict and how you resolved it. What would you do differently? Why? 94) Describe your greatest accomplishment. 95) What has been your most challenging experience in studying English? 96) Are you motivated? Explain and provide examples. 97) Why should we take you and not someone else? 98) What do you plan to specialize in? 99) What can be determined about an applicant at an interview? 100) What makes you special? 101) In your view, what is the most pressing problem facing Korean language learner's today? 102) Are you a leader or a follower? Give specific examples. 103) Discuss your best learning experiences. 104) What do you think you like most about studying language here? What do you think you will like least about studying language here? 105) What makes you a good match for our school? 106) What are three things you want to change about yourself? 107) How would you describe the relationship between language and culture? 108) Which family member has influenced your life so far and why?