Student Interview Sheet
Last Name ______________ First Name __________ Middle I. ___
Your name (as you prefer to be called)? ______________________
Birthday ____________ (please include year)
Place of birth? Places lived? Presently living?
What jobs or volunteer experiences have you had?
Mother _____________________________________________________
· Employer______________________________________________
Father______________________________________________________
· Employer______________________________________________
Favorite Color _______ Favorite Candy __________Favorite Soda ________
Hobbies ______________________________________________________
What is your favorite subject? _____________________________________
What do you want your teacher to know about you? ___________________
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What is the farthest point you've traveled away from home? _____________________________________________________________
What is a recent movie you enjoyed, and what did you like about it?
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What is your favorite place to be and why?
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What is your favorite food? _______________________________________
What is your favorite kind of music? ________________________________
What is your favorite sport? ______________________________________
To what organizations / teams / clubs do you belong? __________________
Name someone you admire and tell why.
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What are two common activities you do after getting home from school.
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What is a responsibility you have?
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What wish do you have for someone else?
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What do you want to do for a career?
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What is something about which you daydream?
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What is something about which you are curious?
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What would the title of a book about your life be?
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If you could go back two years ago, what advice would you give yourself?
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Describe yourself as a friend.
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Describe your best friend.
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Intended major (already decided or being considered)? How sure are you about this choice? (What lead you to this choice?)
What are your plans (definite or tentative) after graduating from high school?
Intended career? (If already decided or being considered) How sure are you about this choice? What led you to this choice?
What are you really good at? What comes easily or naturally to you?
What would you say are your most developed skills or talents?
How do you think you learn best?
What would you say has been your greatest accomplishment, achievement, or success story in life thus far?
What three words do you think best describe you?
What would your best friend(s) say is your most likable quality?
What would you say are your personal strengths right now? What personal areas you would like to work on or improve?
What sorts of things do you look forward to, and get excited about?
What sorts of things capture and hold your interest?
What would you say have been your most enjoyable & least enjoyable learning experiences?
What are your hobbies? Your fun activities?
How do you to relax and unwind?
If you had a day, week, or year to go anywhere you wanted and do anything you liked, where would you go and what would you do?
What do you like to read?
When you open a newspaper, what section of it do you turn to first?
What’s your favorite movie and/or TV program (if any)?
What’s your favorite music or musical artist(s)?
Is there anyone dead or alive, real or imaginary, whom you’ve never met but would like to meet and have a conversation with? (Why?)
What do you value a lot? (What’s really important to you?”)
When you have free time, what do you usually find yourself doing?
When you have extra spending money, what do you usually spend it on?
Is there a motto, quote, song, symbol, or bumper sticker that represents something you stand for or believe in?
If there is one thing in this world that you’d like to change, what would it be?
How would you define success? (What does “being successful” mean to you?)
Do you tend to daydream about anything in particular?
Do you have any heroes? Is there anyone you admire, look up to, or feel has set an example worth following? (Why?)
Who or what would you say has had the greatest influence on your life? (In what way?)
If there is anything in your life that you would like to change or do over again, what would it be? Why?
Why are you taking this course?
When you hear “Engineering” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?
Do you have any course expectations or goals? Anything that you hope will be covered or discussed in this class?
Right now, how do you feel about taking this course—positive, negative, neutral? (Why?)
Is there anything else about the course or about yourself, which I haven’t asked, but you’d like me to know?
How do you learn best (listening, reading, writing, doing, etc.)?
What learning environment is the most challenging for you (lecture, reading, library, doing, etc.)
What are your greatest strengths as a student?
What are your greatest weaknesses as a student? (Which skills need improving?)
What has been your most enjoyable learning experience? Why?
What has been your least enjoyable learning experience? Why?
Which of the topics listed in the syllabus are most interesting to you?