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SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL

STUDENTS/SCHOLARS

Some questions to get you started on your interview. Not all questions may be

appropriate. Choose at your own discretion and add your own:

1. How did you choose to come to the U.S.?. How long have you been in the U.S.?!. "hat do you li#e the most$the least about the U.S?%. "hat do you miss the most about your home country?&. "hat has been the most academically challenging portion o' yourimmersion e(perience in the

U.S.?

). "hat are the biggest di*erences you see between the university

e(perience here and in your home country?

+. "hat other 'acets o' this e(perience have been challenging?,. Can you describe a situation in which you 'elt it necessary to be an

ambassador 'or your country? -or e(ample has there been a situation in

which you needed to clari'y erroneous stereotypes or assumptions about

your home culture? How did you handle that situation?

/. "hat is the general perception o' the U. S. in your home country? 0re

those perceptions correct? n your opinion what are U.S.2s greatest

strengths and wea#nesses?

13. Has your e(perience here helped you gain an appreciation 'or how the worldis interconnected

on all levels 4environmental socio5cultural and geopolitical6? ' socan you cite speci7c e(amples?

11. Has your e(perience here helped you gain an ability to communicatee*ectively within and among diverse cultural groups? ' so can you citespeci7c e(amples?

1. Has your e(perience here helped you learn to respect culturaldi*erences? ' so can you cite speci7c e(amples?

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0lgunas preguntas para iniciarle con su entrevista. No todas las preguntaspueden ser apropiadas. 9scoAa en tu propia discreciBn y aada lo suyo:

1. CBmo eligiB usted lograr para los U.S.?. CuDnto tiempo usted ha estado en los U.S.?!. EFuG le gusta a usted la mayor parte de$el peor acerca de los U.S?%. EFuG pierde usted lo meAor acerca de su pas de origen?&. E cuDl ha sido la mayor parte de porciBn acadGmicamente desa7ante de

su inmersiBn e(perimenta adentro lo ?

U.S.?

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