Our DS had his interview last night for West Point. It was scheduled at the last minute and they were awesome in meeting him in the middle in terms of driving distance. I expected to hear something from him after about an hour. He said the interview was awesome, tough questions, good conversation and after about an hour and a half they asked if would like to have dinner (they had met at a cafe) and they continued to talk for the next hour and a half. Great experience for him. USNA has always been on the top of his list. This has him thinking. I really appreciate all of those who participate as field officers, BGO's etc. Volunteering your time to do this and give wise counsel and guidance to young men and women is important and doesn't go without notice.
I am assuming the interview was done by a FFR.. is that right?
Anything to share what kind of questions in the interview?
Yes, it was done by a husband and wife FFR. Lots of questions, the standard what academies are you applying to, what order are you ranking them, are you applying to ROTC branches, are you applying to civilian colleges. If ROTC, which colleges and why.
The questions got a little tougher then (mind you I wasn't there, he went solo so I am parapharasing).
*what major he was interested in and why
*how his experience at Boy's State and Nation had been.
*what was his favorite book that he had read in the last year and why.
*type of career he saw himself doing in the Army.
*how long he pictured himself serving in the Armed Forces
*why he ranked the academies they way he did
*had he visited any of them (he has visited 2 of the 4 he is applying to)
*what challenges he faced in the past and how he handled them
*if he could run one service project, what it would be and why?
*what 3 people he would have help him run it, from real life or history, and why he would select them
That's all I can remember. I know there were more. He has done a lot of interviews, and competes in interview. He felt really good about it. The last question threw him for a minute. He said it was a good one and not one he had been asked previously. He also was grateful that he had read a book in the last year (he earned 19 dual credits last school year with a 4.4 and with clubs and TKD he was busy) and remembered enough to talk about it. The gentleman told him that he had seen many kids attempt to answer the book question but when asked for further info on the book they mentioned it was obvious they hadn't actually read it. Being honest is a big deal. If you were too busy to read a book say so.
He really enjoyed it. He asked a lot of questions. He learned a lot about West Point and Army careers, all of which intrigued him.
They did discuss his Taekwondo and teaching classes. They asked about his teaching style and any challenges he faced with that. All in all he said it was really nice and he enjoyed it.