一、什么是Initial View?

　　Initial View 作为一个第三方面试平台，有两大主要的板块功能，Inter view/Writing sample 和Glimpse。

　　其中，Interview/Writing sample 主要针对国际生，面试形式为一对一，

　　面试者可与英语为母语的面试官进行15分钟的问答，再参加 20 分钟的作文笔试。面试可以选择网络面试(Global)或线下真人面试(In-person)，完成后 3-10 天可收到面试视频。

　　另一个板块 Glimpse 则服务于美国高中生，通过录制一段90秒的视频，发送给与 Initial View 进行合作的著名社区组织及特许院校的招生人员。如果招生官觉得该名面试者符合要求，就会给予录取。

　　1.15分钟对话

　　学生与InitialView的真人面试官一对一进行在线对话，时常大约在12-15分钟左右。对话过程没有脚本，学生与面试官自然进行互动，对话围绕着学生自身的生活和学习等方面。面试官的角色是挖掘学生的闪光点，帮助学生展示自己。

　　2.20分钟写作

　　学生会随机拿到一个开放性的题目，围绕这个题目学生可以在20分钟内自由发挥写一篇文章，全程使用电脑在线完成。文章没有字数限制，没有体裁限制。只需要回答题目问题即可，答案没有正确错误之分。学生可以利用这个机会，进一步展示自身价值观!

　　3.呈现形式

　　学生与面试官的对话全程会被录制成视频，面试视频和写作原件构成InitialView面试的全部内容。学生可以看到自己的视频和写作原件，并且可以自行决定是否将面试发送给大学。

　　注意：

　　1. Initial View 并不针对某所具体学校，面试时不会提及具体学校的问题，因此面试者在面试准备时不需要深入进行 Why school 的研究。

　　2. Initial View 不会给面试者的回答打分、评价或报告，平台只负责给面试者提供面试录像，并替面试者把录像发送给申请的学校。

　　3. 面试是即兴的、无编辑的，如果学生希望再做面试，可等待30天以上重新面试，一旦第二次面试完成，第一次面试就自动作废。)

　　二、 Initial View 的面试流程

　　1.预约

　　在预约阶段，选择申请项目时需要仔细查看选项，包括面试的时区、日期与时间，在这一步需要创建账户并输入个人信息，预约成功后将收到面试确认邮件。

　　2.准备

　　填写 Ticket，完善个人信息。提前准备好护照/身份证(复印件或电子证件不可使用)。准备一台带有摄像头的电脑和一副耳机，并确保面试当天可以顺利使用。请务必提前前往 google.cn/chrome 下载并安装最新版本的谷歌 Chrome 浏览器用于面试。

　　3.写作

　　写作链接将在面试前的36个小时，以邮件形式发送给即将参加面试的面试者。

　　面试者们可以在面试前选择自己方便的任意20分钟完成写作。

　　4.面试

　　建议大家事先准备好设备，至少提前10分钟登录个人账户(www.initialview.com/portal)，点击“Start My interview” 登录面试界面。面试者也可以在注册面试的邮箱中，通过“提醒邮件”中的链接，进入面试界面。

　　5.完成后

　　面试完成后10个工作日以内，面试者将会收到自己的面试视频。登录个人账户或通过邮件即可查收。面试官会根据面试者们的真实对话情景，将整段面试视频划分为约8个不同主题，并标注成不同段落，方便招生官查看。

　　注：当你发送面试的时候，整个面试视频都会呈现在招生官面前。但是，你可以选择其中某一个主题设为“Notable Question”, 该段主题就会有一个Notable标志。

　　可发送的学校数目没有上限，如果面试者对自己的面试满意，一定记得发送给所有(想申请的)学校!

　　三、Initial View 面试常见问题

　　Tell me about yourself.

　　What do you do best?

　　What subject in high school did you do best? / What subject in high school did you find the most challenging?

　　Share a thing that gives you a sense of achievement.

　　What makes you confident?

　　Tell me about a challenge that you overcame.

　　What high school experience was most important to you?

　　What do you do for fun in your free time?

　　Tell me about your extra-curricular activities.

　　What is your biggest strength?

　　What is your biggest weakness?

　　What three adjectives best describe you?

　　Tell me about your family.

　　Who in your life has most influenced you?

　　What makes you special?

　　Why do you want to go to college in the US?

　　What do you hope to do after graduation?

　　What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?

　　How do you define success?

　　Recommend a good book to me.

　　What do you think are the differences between education in China and the US?

　　Which teacher will you miss after graduate from high school?

　　What do you want to do before high school graduation?

　　Do you have anything else you want to tell me?

　　Regarding computer science, do youconsider yourself more of a "hardware person" or a "softwareperson?"

　　What kinds of computer programming haveyou done?

　　How did you begin to develop interest inbiology?

　　Tell us more about your volunteer work atyour mother's hospital.

　　Give us an example of an experience you had at the hospital that changed your views.

　　What specific disease would you like tobegin trying to find a vaccine for?

　　What kinds of cultural differences did youexperience during your homestay in the U.S.?

　　Is there anything else you would like tohighlight for the interview?

　　Tell us a bit about your school experiencein Gonguan, China.

　　What academic subjects are you currentlystudying?

　　Having studied statistics, how do you lookat the statistics that you often see quoted in the news?

　　Give us an example of calculation youwould need to know to run a business?

　　What are you looking forward to studyingnext year in college?

　　Given your background, do you feel thatyou had a different perspective than others when your read “Half the Sky”?

　　What are you looking forward to doing,apart from academics, next year in the U.S?

　　Is there anything else you would like tohighlight for the interview?

　　以上提到的问题较为常规，也有一些送分成分在;但近两年，Initial View 的面试问题题库变得更加具有挑战性。例如：

　　▪ Can you share about someone you look up to?

　　▪ Who are some of the scientific giants that inspire you?

　　▪ Is there a biology or medicine problem that you would like to be part of the solution for?

　　▪ What are some of the biggest unanswered questions in physics?

　　▪Is there anything at the forefront of science and technology that you're interested in?

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