So I went for mine this morning - had to wake up at 7+ since I was supposed to reach at 9am (seriously..... 9am?!).
Made a new friend because we were both lost while trying to find the entrance to the security counter. The interview was a group one and we had 15 minutes to read some article about US, Japan, Europe and China. Then after, we were split into two different groups for the interview (approx. 5 per group?). And well, you just answer whatever questions the interviewer asks. About 30 minutes for that session??
I kept quiet for the first 5-10 minutes because I really didn't know what to say. Though the interviewer was pretty friendly and he told us to treat it as a discussion and not some competition, I couldn't help but feel that it's still somewhat competitive since there were these two students who kept answering the questions i.e. Trying to impress the interviewer with whatever knowledge they have. Well, I'm not really that sort who likes to contribute my ideas because I think whatever I say will turn out to be something lame. Like... A "duh~"
Until I realized everyone in the room already said something then the interviewer asked me for my opinion. I think I gave him an awkward smile and my "hmmmm" + "er" lasted for about 30s? I didn't quite know how to reply to his question - something about whether if I think Japan's situation is considered some recession or if it's a normal thing, don't know what. I just started saying "er... Ok actually I wanted to add on to whatever we were talking just now, about Japan and Europe's decline. I thought maybe it's also partly due to the New International Division of Labour (NIDL)? So...... It's like because China has all the cheap labour and stuff so it makes the country more attractive to invest in? Which.... Kinda leads... To the decline of Japan and Europe also? Oh I'm sorry, I think I'm not answering your question." then they laughed at me. Zzzzzz but the interviewer was like "No no, I think it's a good point. So you're talking about comparative advantage blah blah blah"
It was considered fine overall? The whole idea was to let us feel how studying in SMU is like - that interactive learning style zz
