Applicant
Interview
Guidelines
Since the real purpose of the interview is to help teachers/administrators determine the eligibility of students for the program, questions should be centered around the following areas: 
 
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    		•  Interest in the program (why and where does this interest originate)
     
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    		•  Record at present school in terms of: 
              -   academic performance 
              -   attendance 
              -   discipline 
              -   career goals 
              -   social and economic circumstances 
              -   relationship with present school 
              -   possible entry into program 
     
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    		•  Career goals (why choose a technical program and not a purely academic one)
     
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    		•  Reasons the student feels he/she would succeed in this program and not another, say the regular school. 

    Possible Interview Questions: 

    1.     What do you know about the program? 
    2.     Where did you get this information? 
    3.     How do you think you could benefit from the Academy program? 
    4.     What is the thing that is most appealing about the Academy program? 
    5.     What is the thing that is least appealing about the Academy program? 
    6.     Why do you think you can succeed in the Academy? 
    7.     What would you like to be doing five to ten years from now?