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About your major+university
- Why did you choose that major?
- Why did you choose that university?
- What will you do after graduation?
- Will you return to (your home country)? Stay in Korea? Work in Korea? Continue to study in Korea?
KGSP Interview FAQ: Embassy Track 1. Please introduce yourself. 2. How would you describe yourself? 3. If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be? 4. Why did you apply for this program? 5. Why should we consider you a strong applicant for this program? 6. Have you been to Korea? What do you know about Korea? 7. Tell us a little bit about the reasons why Korea is separated? Which Korea was supported by Russia? 8. What do you think of Korea? 9. Why do you want to study in Korea? Why not USA or England? 10. How did you find out about this scholarship? 11. Have you applied for any scholarships before? 12. What are the universities that you applied for and what are the majors? 13. Why did you choose these universities? 14. Why did you choose this major? 15. What do you think about your academic achievement in the university? 16. What did you do in university? Any co-curricular activities? 17. What’s your biggest achievement? 18. What awards did you receive in your university period? 19. Explain about your degree theses and paper 20. What do you want to do with your degree? 21. Explain more about the research field you are interested in 22. What have you been doing since studying at the university? 23. What plans do you have after finishing your course? 24. When you go back to your country, how do you see yourself in 3/4 years? 25. What kind of experience do you have concerning Korea, Korean culture/Korean language? 26. What would be the most difficult part of being in Korea? How will you overcome it? 27. How did you learn Korean? 28. How are you going to adjust to the language barrier? 29. Are you sure you can do the one-year language course before university? 30. Studying Korean language seems to be difficult; how will you handle this problem for yourself? 31. Give a positive and negative thing about Korea. 32. What would you do if you get homesick? 33. How do you deal with conflict? 34. What would you do if you misunderstand someone and think you are being attacked? 35. If someone makes inappropriate comments about you; how will you react to it? 36. What would you do if a person tells you “I dont like you”? 37. If you have an exam in the same day that your mother is really sick…what would you do? Would you go to take the exam or stay with your mother? 38. By providing examples, convince me that you can adapt to a wide variety of people, situations and environments. 39. Are you emotionally prepared for this? 40. Is there anything else about you that we should know? Anything else you’d like to say?
How To Prepare for a Scholarship Interview
The most important thing to do is to practice your answers to some of the common questions that get asked at most scholarship interviews.
Doing these things can also help:
Here are ten of the most common scholarship interview questions.
This open-ended question allows you to direct the conversation. Because it is so broad, your first instinct might be to also answer broadly. Don’t. Plan out what you might want to say as if it were a college prompt. Like a good essay, you can start with something general about yourself and then narrow to a specific anecdote or point. This is also a good opportunity to highlight a set of skills you have.
Example: I’m someone who is really passionate about the ocean. That’s why I plan on majoring in marine biology and becoming an NOAA scientist one day! I’ve already earned my scuba certification and have gone on a number of dives. When I’m not in the water, I really enjoy reading poetry or volunteering at our local library’s summer literacy program for kids.
Why it Works: This response covers a lot of things in a small amount of time. It highlights that the student is thoughtful when it comes to their academics and future plans, and also that they’re willing to go the extra mile.
FAQ
How can I introduce myself in GKS interview?
- Prepare yourself for how you will work on your study plan. …
- Prepare yourself for the interview by going through the SOP samples easily available in google. …
- Make drafts and get it checked by someone. …
- Prepare all the required documents.
- They ask for notarized and apostille documents.
How can I prepare for GKS Scholarship?
Is GKS Scholarship hard to get?
- Tell us about yourself. …
- What is your greatest strength/weakness? …
- Why do you deserve this scholarship? …
- What are your career goals? …
- Who has been a role model for you? …
- Tell me about a mistake you made. …
- Why did you choose this school?
What questions do they ask in scholarship interviews?
- Tell us about yourself. …
- What is your greatest strength/weakness? …
- Why do you deserve this scholarship? …
- What are your career goals? …
- Who has been a role model for you? …
- Tell me about a mistake you made. …
- Why did you choose this school?
