Interviewing question: for anecdotal “tell me abt a time when..”, & similar questions - are you allowed to recycle stories from your undergrad years or do they only look for post grad/work stuff? Afraid some of the stories that sounded okay at undergrad recruiting might now come across as a bit “lightweight” in this context...like would they eye roll if we start talking about that one time we did a science competition sophomore year of college (even though it taught an important lesson)..etc.🤔

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I asked an admissions director this, and they said it’s best to use more recent experiences. If you have a great story from being a President of an undergrad club where you truly transformed the organization, they said that can be a good answer if executed well. However, stories as a first or second year student do not seem as strong.

If they ask questions directly about your undergrad experience, science project is relevant. Otherwise, I’d try to avoid it unless you really can’t think of another example.

Gotcha, thanks for sharing nonetheless!

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