This is a very important quotation and it's very true that if you want to conquer anything big, you will have to stand out differently from the crowd and you will have to project your uniqueness and potentials differently.
A transition phase goes on when you reach your college from high school. And in this crucial period, many of the students take the assistance of various scholarships to fulfill their dreams of higher education. So, at this moment you need some suggestions so that you can optimize the chances of winning a scholarship by appearing in an interview.
Here are some suggestions to help you.
i.Know Your Audience
A lot of students apply for the scholarships, but the reviewers have to follow some specific norms as they can’t afford to give it to everyone. So, they need to filter out the best-qualified recipients.
Hence, for proving your potential, you need to make some preparations and you can prepare yourself in the following way:
1.Do Your Research:
You need to do a lot of research my friend so that you can get to know about the scholarship requirements and you can make your interview memorable.
2.Know Their Mission:
You must have a clear idea about the mission behind the scholarship and as a candidate, you will have to create a link between their mission and your values.
3.Research about The Past Recipients:
You need to have research on the past awardees of this scholarship or if you can have a chance to meet them then do visit them and have a discussion about the scholarship. Their suggestions will surely help you to get prepared for the interview.
4.Project Your Uniqueness:
You have to project your potentials uniquely so that the reviewers get compelled to count you as one of the recipients of the scholarship.
Always remember that vulnerability is your power. So, present your obstacles intelligently and do tell them the story of how you overcame your obstacles. And finally, end your speech with a positive and outstanding note.
ii. Practice Makes A Man Perfect
For gaining perfection you need to do a lot of practice in every case, even before appearing in an interview. And if you are going to appear for the first time in such an interview, don’t get frustrated rather take suggestions from your college counselor, your high school teachers and also from your friends and family members. And yes, do practice a lot so that you can answer every question very spontaneously.
Well, here comes a question that which type of questions you will have to face. Don’t worry, generally, the questions are crafted on the basis of scholarship requirements, academic records and other achievements. So, you yourself can guess and prepare some questions.
And for your help, we are giving you a set of questions and the answer here:
1.Give your introduction
Well, this question is very important and with this very first question you can catch the eyes of the reviewers. So, try to list out the number of different interesting things so that the reviewers can understand your potentials. And through your answer, the panelists will get a hint about your main interest.
2.In which activities did you participate in your school or in your community?
This question refers to the extra-curricular activities which are really very important as they help to socialize yourself. So, apart from academics, extra-curricular activities play a great role to create an impact in the interviews. Hence, get prepared with few in-school and few out-school examples.
3.What are your strengths and weaknesses?
There are really some common tricky questions and so you have to answer them in a diplomatic way. Here, you will have to showcase your potentials very intelligently and in case of weakness, don’t reveal your weakness directly rather you may tell them about the obstacles you faced and how you brought a solution of that problem.
4.Do you have any leadership experience?
Leadership qualities add some extra dimension to a personality. And leadership means the habit of taking the responsibility to fulfil a major duty. And I think, this quality can be achieved by practicing it and yes you will also have to increase your observation quality and you need to be present minded for being a leader in your approach.
Finally, I must say that if you can achieve this quality, it will bring a lot of positivity to your life.
5.What is your favorite subject?
This is a very common question and when you are going to get admitted to a college, you will obviously have clarity about your choice of subject. So, present your vision very conveniently.
6.What is your motto in life?
Again, this is a very common question and you must add some values in your answer.
7.What will you do with the scholarship money?
You have to give such an answer which really can resonate with the mission of the scholarship. And obviously demonstrate the fact why you need this scholarship.
iii. Check Your First Impression
First impression matters a lot. So, get prepared so that your positivity can reach out to the reviewers with your very first impression.
Have a check on your attires and be present there very early.
And now I think you are completely ready to make the interview a successful one.
