Interview Outline - School
Here are sample questions to ask your parent or grandparent.
Where did you go to high school?
How was that high school similar or different than the one that I went to? Bigger or smaller?
How did you end up going to that school instead of another?
Was your school single-sex or co-ed?
What subjects did you study at high school?
Did you study English?
What sports did you play?
Who were your friends in high school?
Do you still keep in touch with some of them?
What college did you go to?
How was that college similar or different than the one that I went to? Bigger or smaller?
How did you end up going to that college instead of another?
How was the college-admissions process similar or different from what I went through? Was it more or less stressful than what we do in the United States?
What classes did you take in college? What was your major or concentration? Why did you select that major or concentration?
Who were your friends in college?
Do you still keep in touch with some of them?
Were you involved in politics in college?
Post-graduate election
Why did you get or not get further schooling past college?
If you got further schooling, why and how did you do that?