College Applications and
Interview Preparation
At BeautifulAmericanEnglish, we prepare you for the college application process with interview preparation and expert help with your application essays.
For decades at The New York Times, Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and The Sunday Telegraph newspaper in London, I helped some of the world’s top writers express themselves clearly and effectively – and in their own voice.
Today I do the same with applicants to universities worldwide. A college essay is the place to show yourself at your best. This is a double challenge: You must show your real self, not some false manufactured image you are trying to project. And you must show it at your best: Clearly and effectively. Your experiences, opinions and personality must come through in your own voice.
Christopher Phillips is a world expert in helping university applicants in this process.
INTERVIEWS ARE AN ART: LEARN IT HERE!
Here’s a true story: At age 17, I was accepted to Yale University – right there in the Admissions Office, right there in my interview!
I had not even sent in my application yet. The interviewer (who was the Director of Admissions), told me I was accepted. I was so shocked that at first I didn’t understand what he was saying. So he repeated very slowly: “Next – September – you – will – come – to – Yale. Do – you – understand – me?!”
Do You Need Interview Preparation? You Are in the Right Place!
Interviews can be stressful, whether it’s for a university, a company, a new client meeting, admissions at your children’s school, even an apartment rental.
Many young people and older professionals, including students and their families, come to BeautifulAmericanEnglish for our Interview Preparation Coaching and Interview Practice. In our Interview Coaching Lessons, we prepare you for all types of interviews with personalized training. You will be ready for any situation.
College interviews today are on Zoom. Our lessons are also on Zoom. I will ask easy questions, hard questions, quick questions, slow questions – everything you need to be ready when your college interview comes.
You will look forward to your college interviews with confidence. That is my promise to you.
Excel in Your Next Interview With Expert Coaching
Your teacher is an expert at interviews. Here’s a true story: At age 17, Christopher Phillips was accepted into Yale University right there in his interview. Before he even sent in his application!
Do you want Interview Preparation? You are in the right place!
Interviews can be stressful, whether it’s for a job, university, new client meeting, admissions at your children’s school, even an apartment rental or a new client meeting.
Many professionals, students and their families come to Beautiful American English for our Interview Preparation Coaching and Interview Practice. In our Interview Coaching Lessons, we prepare you for all types of interviews with personalized training. You will be ready for any situation.
ARE YOU READY FOR EXCELLENT INTERVIEWS?
LET’S BEGIN!
What Type of Interview Are You Preparing For?
Whether you’re preparing for a job interview, a college admissions interview, an immigration interview, or an interview for renting or buying a property, the strategy is different. New client meetings and sales meetings are also a kind of interview. We prepare you for those, also.
Our clients are in all fields, each with a different need.
How Our Interview Prep Coaching Works
At Beautiful American English, we start with the most basic thing in any interview: Be yourself!
But be the best version of yourself and the most relevant for the kind of interview you have.
Our Speak Better English Lessons and Interview Preparation Coaching together help you answer questions with clarity and elegance using simple, short sentences. We’ll practice until you can express yourself naturally and confidently.
We will also help you research and understand the organization where you will be. Who are they? What are their goals and functions? Every organization has a “personality” just like every person has a personality. Each organization has a culture just as each country has a culture.
Practice Makes Perfect
Yes – practice is the key.
We will simulate real interview situations. We will ask you easy questions, difficult questions, obvious questions, strange questions, nice questions and challenging questions! We will ask you to explain different skills you have and different parts of your Résumé (C.V.).
We will do role-play. Body language is different in every country and every culture. We will teach you the best way to present yourself in the U.S. You will feel comfortable and confident in any situation.
You will learn how to make your answers clear, attractive, interesting and relevant.
When the day of the interview arrives, you will be eager for it. You will go there totally confident! You will show yourself at your best!
Christopher’s Golden Tips for Interviews
Listen to the Question Carefully!
Often, when we get nervous, we don’t listen clearly. We jump ahead to what we think someone asked. We will teach you how to understand and answer the questions you are asked. A good answer is a precise answer.
Speak Slowly and Clearly!
Many English learners speak too fast. They are difficult to understand. Also – speaking slowly gives you more time to think!.
Keep Your English Simple and Clear!
The best English is simple and clear. Short sentences, with good pronunciation, are more effective than long sentences that are confusing. Keep your answers to the point.
Pronounce Every Letter and Syllable:
We focus on the correct pronunciation of each letter and syllable to make your English sound clear and professional.