College Admissions Interviews

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We are conditioned to be confident in that decision, right? And it helps. Here's, here's how can we avoid that? How can you be made to believe what i've just been saying about interviews? Well, if you're interviewing a cocktail s no, probably. Is she charming, is she pleasant? That's about all you need to know. But often in the case of college admissions,. You can know vastly more than you could possibly get from an interview, from the folder. I mean, the information is there in the folders. It's the g p a of the quality of of work that you may be able to see in terms of work samples or letters of recommendation

Richard Nisbett is one of the world's most respected psychologists. His work focuses on issues in social psychology and cognitive science. Richard is also the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Michigan.

Richard's most recent book is Thinking: A memoir.

Read more about Richard at his website: richardnisbett.com.

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