English: Consultants and teachers generally recommend that a student, who is applying to college, prepare adequately for the interview; here are some guidelines about how to do this. A college interview is a short face-to-face meeting, usually between a college admissions officer and a high school student applying for admission. It is one of several ways for a college to assess an applicant along with grade transcripts and standardized scores and essays. Source: Mark Efinger from his online course.