why did you select your major area of study?你爲什麼選擇了這個專業？
問題分析：外國面試官更喜歡提“爲什麼”的問題，他希望申請人是一個有主見的人。
回答示範1：i was quite good at mathematics and physics back in high school so i chose a related major, telecommunications. i also applied for the major of computer science. you know, these two majors are the hottest these years.
點評1：實話實說。
回答示範2：as a matter of fact, i didn’t select the major of geography education at all, because i have never wanted to be a teacher. i had chosen business administration, economics and logistics management when i applied to zhongshan university, but unfortunately i failed to get into these hottest majors. the score i got on the college entrance examination was about ten points less than the minimum requirement. the school allocated me to a cold major, geography education, hehe. luckily, i could select a second focus. i chose public relations management to be my minor area of study. what was that saying? "when god closes the door, he opens a window." hehe.
點評2：這個回答似乎很長，但是卻不得不這麼長。這是一個典型的中國特色，如果你的分數夠不上第一志願，學校就把你打入某一個“冷宮”專業去，而你爲了進入這所一流的大學不得不屈服。這種怪現象製造出很多感覺自己比竇娥還冤的“冤男怨女”，學着“地理教育”卻痛恨從事教師職業，學着“國際政治”卻連國際新聞都懶得看！這個回答的優點在於：第一，向外國面試官普及了一下中國特色；第二，強調了自己對商業和管理一貫的熱誠；第三，告訴對方其實自己高考只差10分纔沒進去最熱門的專業；第四，自己是個不輕言放棄的人，主修學不成用輔修來彌補；第五，把上帝拉進來，顯出你的幽默。
回答示範3：i selected business english as i was quite good at english back in high school. apart from this, my high school teachers recommended that i select a major related to business, since i showed some good qualities for business management at a young age. so, i chose this major, business plus english, two in one, hehe.
點評3：這個回答強調了自己的兩大優點：第一，英語好；第二，早在高中就已經是老師心目中適合從商的人。自誇而不着痕跡，實在是高哇！
what subjects were your favorite? why?你最喜歡的課程是什麼，爲什麼？
問題分析：與中國面試官一樣，對於應屆畢業生，外國面試官經常問問有關學業方面的問題。面試官喜歡的申請人，是對自己專業的優缺點分析得頭頭是道的人。
回答示範1：i liked marketing principles and sales management because the two courses provided us with the most up-to-date information on marketing and sales, including the origin and development of some famous brands, pepsi, nestle, and the local brands, lining, wang-lao-ji and so on. i felt that i already stepped into the business world when studying these courses. they were fantastic!
點評1：喜歡的專業和自己申請的職業有緊密關聯，而且提到知名品牌的名字，很容易使人產生共鳴。
回答示範2：i like the subjects that include lots of experiments, for example, cad and circuit design. i found that i can learn more quickly by doing experiments than only studying the theories. i guess it’s partly because i am good with my hands, and doing experiments gives me a chance to learn in a creative way.
點評2：利用課程說到自己“善於動手”和“有創造力”的優點，不錯。
回答示範3：my favorite courses are mostly in my minor area of study, public relations, as my major geography education is not really my interest. i like the courses of pr crisis, corporate image and media relations not only because their content is interesting and useful, but also because they are taught in a very interactive way. most teachers have an overseas mba degree so they taught us as mba students. it''s really cool, you know, we usually did the case studies on our own first, and then presented our opinions in front of the whole class. i loved those subjects!
點評：的'確有很多同學並不喜歡自己的主修課程，那麼，請像這位同學一樣，告訴面試官你真正的興趣在哪裏。
what subjects were your least favorite? why?你最不喜歡的課程是什麼？爲什麼？
問題分析：外國面試官往往更加辨證，在問完成功經歷後一定要追問失敗經歷，問完喜歡什麼科目之後也要問問不喜歡什麼科目。
回答示範1：my least favorite courses include marxism and revolutionary history of china. i don’t like these subjects not because i am not a patriot─actually i love my country and i am fascinated by its revolutionary history. however, these subjects turned out to be disappointments as the textbooks and the ways they were taught were nothing but a repetition of the history subjects in our secondary school.
點評1：在和老外面試的時候，要注意文化差異，他可能很難理解中國學生爲什麼不喜歡學“馬哲”和“中國革命史”，所以你需要解釋一下，這並非是我們不愛國，而是這兩門課程幾十年如一日的老面孔，學生在高中就已經學過，老師也不願意對教學法進行創新。
回答示範2：i found macroeconomics and microeconomics disappointing as well, for the reason that their information fell behind the times. for example, the exchange rate between rmb and usd stilled remained 8.3 : 1 in the text! you can imagine how disappointed we were. so i spent more time listening to the lectures on economics organized by the student union.
點評2：這個答案相比而言更好一些，因爲它體現出了申請人對知識的渴望，以及在課堂上得不到知識時如何去自我進修。