Hey there, Lizjmorrell!
I did an interview for the Bachelor of Architecture at Monash, although this was in person and I’ve also done plenty of phone, video and face to face interviews for jobs, so hopefully I can help.
For design courses, I generally find that the typical questions get asked:
- “Why do you want to study at ANU?” (Research the uni if you haven’t already!)
- “What makes you interested in design?”
- “Do you want a career in design? If so, what kind interests you the most?” (This will be best if you can research on the types of design ANU offers or specialises at.)
- If you had a task or portfolio to present, they might also ask you your reasoning, interpretation or intention of the pieces in your portfolio.
- As this is over the phone, it’s possible that they might ask how you are going to get to Canberra and whether you’ll need/ get closer accommodation, including what your plans are. (I doubt they’ll ask this, but you know what they say: be prepared!)
Tips:
- Ensure that you’re friendly and polite. Remember that the person on the other end of the line is human too.
- Fake confidence if you can. A nervous voice doesn’t go down well.
- Do your research. If you don’t know anything about ANU, this is the time to do a quick internet search and study up. Likewise with design and any appropriate jargon.
- Ensure you can predict common questions like the ones above and answer them. When you’re out on the spot, it becomes easy to stop talking and lose the interviewer.
- Find a quiet place to have the phone interview where possible, but also be sensible and have the interview in an appropriate place. Really hard to answer anything if you can’t even hear the questions.
- Reserve a bit of time before and after the call, so you can settle your nerves.
Good luck!
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