Choice of Major

• Interviewers may ask you about what got you interested in the major you have chosen. What do you want to do with a degree in this particular field?
  
  

Strengths and Weaknesses

• Know what your strengths and weaknesses are. Put a positive twist on your weaknesses. Demonstrate what you have learned from them.
  
  

The Future

• You may be asked what you plan to do in the future, where you see yourself in five or 10 years, or what your career goals are. Know what you want to do and why. Be specific in your answers.
  
  

Application and Essay

• Read through your copy of your application and essay carefully before the interview. Your interviewer(s) may pull a piece of information from them, such as an interesting course you took or poor grades you had in a class, and ask you about it.
  
  

Inspiration

• A book, quote or hero is often where financial-aid applicants get their inspiration in life. You may be asked to identify your favorite author or book, how someone in your life influenced you or what your favorite line of poetry is and why.
  
  

Financial-Aid Organization

• Read up on the mission and background of the organization providing the financial aid. You may be asked about the person after whom the program is named or how your future goals align with its mission. Know who past financial-aid recipients were and why they won. Give examples from your life that are relevant to the financial-aid organization's mission and work during the interview.
  
  

Current Topics

• Stay up on the news in the world. Your interviewer(s) may ask you about issues related to the nation and the world, in addition to questions about current research in your chosen area of study.
  
  

Your Questions

• Ask a couple of questions of your own when you are given an opportunity. Ask what the ideal candidate looks like. Then describe how you match this description once the characterization is given. You can also ask if you have a chance to win. Even though this is a direct question, the interviewer(s) may tell you if they have concerns about anything, such as your grades. This gives you an opportunity to speak to those concerns and assure the committee you are a deserving candidate.