Saturday, November 27, 2004

Had a mock interview with a friend

And he told me that I was acting way too intense.

He threw me a couple of curve balls just to break my rhythm, and I fell for it on every occasion. I babbled like a kid arguing with an older brother. There were just too many "um"s. There were just too many moments of pause and awakard silence.

I think I have good contents for the interview, but the main problem seems that I am putting way too much pressure on myself.

Hmmm, any tips on how to relax?

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Blogger Megami said...

Depends on how you are normally... are you a quirky, playful, love-to-laugh person or are you naturally intense and goal-oriented? To relax, I would suggest to behave however you would normally behave--the interviewers want to know who you really are as a person. If you try to be something different b/c you think that's what they might be looking for, it will just put more pressure on you and you'll come across as either nervous, tense, or fake. So just pretend you're talking about your dreams with an old friend (close bud, if it's an alum; older mentor, if it's adcom) and you should be fine.
=^.^=

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Blogger DaRaverLA said...

Hmm, maybe I am too insecure about my own identity, but somehow I loathe being too intense in a formal environment. In the past, I scared too many people with my intense personality:)

I just hope that Wharton adcom is understanding enough to see through my fierce persona.

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