Speaking (30s preparation, 1min speaking): When faced with a problem/situation you cannot change, how do you handle it? What factors have contributed to your success? How do you navigate difficult problems involving people you view as obstacles? Describe an example. Why NWU? Writing (9 mins, within 250 words): What is your strategy towards failure? When you are feeling discouraged, what will you do to handle it? 面试之前太忙，昨天才有空把坛内大家的试题总结到一起。为了方便自己准备，还做了不同主题的归纳。面试过后觉得这份归纳还是有点作用，于是放心地与各位分享~ 1、Why NWU Why law what can you contribute to NW community what's your backup plan if you do not attend law schools 2、social issues describe a book or film that changed your opinions on social issues 如果你能解决一个社会问题，你会选择什么问题，为什么？ 3、problem-solver Do you tend to solve easy problems using complicated solutions or complicated problems using easy solutions? Why? share with me about a time when you had to examine a large date set or do extensive research in order to solve a problem. What was your process and what was the outcome? Please describe for me about a time when you had little guidance when approaching a complex problem. How did you proceed and what was the outcome? when faced with a difficult problem, what is your usually your first reaction? After that, how do you generally move to solve the problem? If you are going to fail to meet an important deadline, what do you do. What do you do when you don't know the answer to a question? Is it better to pretend that you know the answer and make one up, or is it better to admit that you don't know? Give an example of this from your life. when faced with a problem/situation you cannot change, how do you handle it? how do you navigate difficult problems involving people you view as obstacles? describe an example 你认为一个好的problem-solver需要具备什么样的品质？ 4、emotions Describe for me about a time in which you receive frustrating news. How did you deal with the news, and how did you move forward given the frustrating circumstances? Have you been blamed for something at work that was not your fault? Describe what happened. How did you handle this? Think about last time that you were really frustrated with someone or sth. What did you do? Describe a time in the past when you were upset with someone. What did u do? 在你累/烦/etc的时候，wake you up的动力是什么？ 当你有挫折感的时候你经常会怎么做去找回对自己的自信？ 5、personality There must be sometime someone told you that you exhibited good judgment. What was the decision? What was your thought process? What skills do you utilize when adapting to new and/or unfamiliar situation? what aspects of your application do you want admission committees to focus on 你的朋友/老师是怎么评价你的？ 当你辅导他人的时候，他们觉得你的优势是什么 讲一个你比同龄人更加成熟的例子 6、failure what is your strategy to deal with failures What relationship do you see between your own failure and successes? 能不能告诉我们一段一开始的失败导致后来的成功的经历 描述一个对你来说很重要的事情上的failure, 为什么会失败，你学到了什么？如果你失败了你会怎么办 7、understanding Do you think people truly understand you? Do you think you truly understand other people? Describe a time when you felt connected to someone radically different from you whom you have never met. (for example, an athlete who fails in spectacular fashion, the victim of a natural disaster, etc.) What made you connected with that person's experience. 在你的工作经历中，有没有什么事情让你忽然理解了别人的处境 描述一个你们的团队无法达成一致的情况，你是怎样增进大家的understanding的？ 描述一次你为了让别人舒服而改变自己行为的经历以及结果 8、different opinions describe a difficult conversation you had to have with someone who had a radically different perspective than yours. What made the conversation difficult? What did you do to ensure that you fully understood their point of view? Describe a situation when you had to resolve a conflict or miscommunication with someone from a different background or culture. How did you eventually resolve the issue. have you worked with someone whose style and approach differed drastically from yours? how did you navigate those differences to complete the assigned task while preserving your relationship with that person? Tell me about a time when someone gave you constructive feedback or advice from a mentor or supervisor with which you disagreed. How did you respond? 描述一个你和专家权威产生不同意见的情景。最后问题是怎么解决的？ 9、others Is it more important to be well-liked by your colleagues or to always be right? Explain your answer. 在律所耿直一点好还是圆滑一点好 你曾经相信但现在不信的是什么？ 说三个你想和他们一起来上之后的法学课程的人 你是一个乐观主义者、悲观主义者、还是现实主义者？ What factors have contributed to your success? 主题的分类还是比较潦草，时间问题请谅解。大家也可以根据自己的idea重新分类！ 特此感谢之前分享西北30题和分享本届面经的小伙伴~新春快乐！offer 雨快来！！