I'm still working on the responses for my Yale interview questions, and I'm discovering that I actually have a lot to talk about. A LOT. I mean, first of all, I need to explain what TAG is like to my interviewer - and that'll probably take a good ten minutes - and then talk about all my extracurricular activities (choir and Pratham are my two main ones that I'm definitely going to talk about). Just to give you some perspective: I've written a total of 1,379 words about my experience with Pratham and the Readathon. That's 12 paragraphs.
And, on top of that, I'm hoping to tell him about my heritage/background and share my story of how I moved here when I was little and what it was like growing up with the resulting culture clash (and the identity crisis that followed). Which is basically what I wrote my Yale supplement essay about.
Also, my response to "Why Yale" is 726 words long. I think it's pretty legit, though - I connected my experiences at TAG to what I'm looking for in a college and the fact that Yale has exactly that.
I'm also writing a lot about my passion for science and talking about the experiences that made me want to become a doctor. Just in case he asks me what I want to do with my life, I have two responses. (Really, though, I'm not sure whether neonatology or anesthesiology is more interesting to me. At this point, I just like medicine in general. I'm sure once I get to medical school, I'll be able to decide for sure.)
So. Hopefully, since I have all this stuff to talk about, I'll be able to mention everything, even if he doesn't ask me the exact questions I've been answering. And hopefully, since I'm going to be talking a lot, he won't have the chance to interrupt me or ask me extremely probing questions that I won't have an answer for. Or, by the end of the interview, hopefully I'll be able to get him talking enough about his experience at Yale that I won't have to say much at all!
Whatever happens, I think I'll be okay. Even though this is my first college interview, it's not the first interview I've done. So it's not like I'm completely unprepared - I sort of know what to expect.
I also updated my Common App to include the fact that I received the Young Leader Award from Pratham USA (this morning!!) for leading the team that raised the most money on a national level. As in, Team Aishwarya raised more than $12000 total. And no other team in the United States could raise more than that. :D
And, on top of that, I'm hoping to tell him about my heritage/background and share my story of how I moved here when I was little and what it was like growing up with the resulting culture clash (and the identity crisis that followed). Which is basically what I wrote my Yale supplement essay about.
Also, my response to "Why Yale" is 726 words long. I think it's pretty legit, though - I connected my experiences at TAG to what I'm looking for in a college and the fact that Yale has exactly that.
I'm also writing a lot about my passion for science and talking about the experiences that made me want to become a doctor. Just in case he asks me what I want to do with my life, I have two responses. (Really, though, I'm not sure whether neonatology or anesthesiology is more interesting to me. At this point, I just like medicine in general. I'm sure once I get to medical school, I'll be able to decide for sure.)
So. Hopefully, since I have all this stuff to talk about, I'll be able to mention everything, even if he doesn't ask me the exact questions I've been answering. And hopefully, since I'm going to be talking a lot, he won't have the chance to interrupt me or ask me extremely probing questions that I won't have an answer for. Or, by the end of the interview, hopefully I'll be able to get him talking enough about his experience at Yale that I won't have to say much at all!
Whatever happens, I think I'll be okay. Even though this is my first college interview, it's not the first interview I've done. So it's not like I'm completely unprepared - I sort of know what to expect.
I also updated my Common App to include the fact that I received the Young Leader Award from Pratham USA (this morning!!) for leading the team that raised the most money on a national level. As in, Team Aishwarya raised more than $12000 total. And no other team in the United States could raise more than that. :D
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