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Niktendo · 31-07-2010, 12:40 PM

Science is great...

Anyway, on the day that is tomorrow, I shall be heading off to the District Interview for NYSF. I've been preparerising for a little while, but I'm not entirely sure what is going on exactly.

If anyone has done this interview before, help would be greatly appreciated. My main question is probably just what they like to hear, and how I should approach answering the questions.

Otherwise, just general guidance (from Yoda, preferably) would be great.

Thanking you.

rom_maniac · 31-07-2010, 12:50 PM

National Mathematics Summer School > you.

Parasyte · 31-07-2010, 12:53 PM

I guarantee this thread won't go far at all.

667DarkAve · 31-07-2010, 12:53 PM

Griffin Youth Ambassadorship > you.

Scott · 31-07-2010, 01:37 PM

University Students > Anything based in Highschool.

meisi · 31-07-2010, 01:44 PM

I personally haven't done it, but I took my little sister to her interview last week.

At hers, there were 4 parts. Not sure if it will be same for you, but here's how hers worked-

The first wasn't scored, and basically just gives an overview of how the interviews will work, and what happens if you get in.

The other three were all the stuff you should have been preparing for, like the speech and stuff. Talking to the judges during their breaks in the waiting room, they emphasized how they want confident people with opinions- so when they ask you about stuff, make sure you have have an opinion, and waffle about both sides. Apparently a lot of people do it and they hate it.
Also, my sister was asked a bit about current affairs, like that beached what in SA, or where the nuclear reactor is (Lucas Heights, Sydney).
But yeh, I would say confidence is the big thing they look for.

Good luck!

Raven · 01-08-2010, 01:25 PM

A while back the NYSF kids came to RMIT (on a weekend) and I showed them around our electron micoscope facility and taught them how to use the electron microscopes. I'm pretty sure they had a good time.

31-07-2010, 12:40 PM	#1
Niktendo No Pun Nintended =P Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Moon Posts: 47 Blog Entries: 2	National Youth Science Forum Science is great... Anyway, on the day that is tomorrow, I shall be heading off to the District Interview for NYSF. I've been preparerising for a little while, but I'm not entirely sure what is going on exactly. If anyone has done this interview before, help would be greatly appreciated. My main question is probably just what they like to hear, and how I should approach answering the questions. Otherwise, just general guidance (from Yoda, preferably) would be great. Thanking you. __________________ "Smoking. It has been found that twenty-five thousand people die each day from smoking-related illnesses. But scientists have now proved conclusively that this number would be halved if divided by two."

31-07-2010, 12:50 PM	#2
rom_maniac Reggie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 618	National Mathematics Summer School > you. __________________ rom_maniac

31-07-2010, 12:53 PM	#4
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31-07-2010, 01:37 PM	#5
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31-07-2010, 01:44 PM	#6
meisi Dolphin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mushroomy Kingdom Posts: 133	I personally haven't done it, but I took my little sister to her interview last week. At hers, there were 4 parts. Not sure if it will be same for you, but here's how hers worked- The first wasn't scored, and basically just gives an overview of how the interviews will work, and what happens if you get in. The other three were all the stuff you should have been preparing for, like the speech and stuff. Talking to the judges during their breaks in the waiting room, they emphasized how they want confident people with opinions- so when they ask you about stuff, make sure you have have an opinion, and waffle about both sides. Apparently a lot of people do it and they hate it. Also, my sister was asked a bit about current affairs, like that beached what in SA, or where the nuclear reactor is (Lucas Heights, Sydney). But yeh, I would say confidence is the big thing they look for. Good luck! __________________

31-07-2010, 12:53 PM	#3
Parasyte We are the meek, we are the small. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warnbro, Western Australia Posts: 5,184 Blog Entries: 1	I guarantee this thread won't go far at all.

01-08-2010, 01:25 PM	#7
Raven Quantum Mechanic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,517 Blog Entries: 1	A while back the NYSF kids came to RMIT (on a weekend) and I showed them around our electron micoscope facility and taught them how to use the electron microscopes. I'm pretty sure they had a good time. __________________ Mario Strikers Friend code: 090296 179057 SSBB Friend Code: 2105-8506-1004

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