If you are practicing for the Campus France interview to study in France, you must have heard of the basic questions asked during interview: Why France? Why so special about this course? These basic questions demands well-scripted questions, arriving at campus France expecting only scripted questions and get taken aback when subjected to personality or culture conscious questions or questions about real life adaptations.

Campus France interview is not only to verify your documents or guarantee that your motivations align with your course. But also, interviewer would like to know whether you can be comfortable when describing your preferences and being capable of adapting to a pristine environment with an interest in French academics and culture. Although the official questions will touch the basics, off script questions also exist, and they are there to understand how you think, how you manage the pressure and whether you will use your time in France to the best of its ability.

They would like to know what you knew about French day to day living, or even how you would cope in case your accommodation failed at the last moment. They do not pose trick questions, but they come in handy to make them know the real you-not the grades and certificates.

In this blog, we will guide you through these not so usual questions, the reasons they ask, and how to best answer showing that you are sounding rather than rehearsing it. At the end you will not only listen to what you should expect but also to how you can address those cases when the interviewee asks the questions you haven’t heard of.

How Campus France Asks Unexpected Questions

Adaptability: Moving to another country does not always pertain to the academic life only since there is also the matter of having to adjust to the new lifestyle. Unlisted questions give a concept of how you would react to unexpected challenges to the interviewer.

Example:

• What will be your Plan B, when you do not achieve getting the priority of enrolling in your first preferred university?
• What would you do as far as the language barrier is concerned during your initial months in France?

The questions fall under the sphere of problem solving and emotional readiness and ensuring that they are aware politically & culturally. You must be prepared with information on French society, French culture, and everyday life to showcase your understanding of life in France.

Example:

• What is one French custom you are really anticipating?
• Do you know about French student concessions and advantages?
• This shows that you are really interested in integration and not only in studies.

A list of the most Common Questions which you may be Asked.

College & Course options

• Why is it that you want to pursue this course as opposed to a related one back home?
• How can this program pertain to you job plans?

Hint: Try not to bore on about your SOP. give personal reasons, real examples.

Real-Life Scenarios

• What do you do in case of a delayed visa or your visa being refused?
• What will you do to adapt to French teaching methods?

Tip: Show you can be at peace, think rationally and you are resourceful.

Personal Motivation

• Why have you chosen France among other countries?
• What do you think One thing will be difficult about living in France?

Hint: Be honest without being too negative in your ending focused on how you will overcome the odds.

Preparing without Feeling Repeating

1. Know about your school career and outlook, the themes of choosing France.
2. Get to study French ways of life – of transportations and cultural practices as well as the services to the students.
3. Situational Questions Repetition -ask a friend to quiz you in the air by throwing sudden questions at you.
4. Confidence and Humility-Show that you are keen to study new things.

Campus France interview is your place to show not only degrees and documentation. These questions are not there to make you horrified, they are asked to make the interviewer know whether you can be a successful international student in France. Preparing against official and unofficial questions would leave you waltzing in a more certain manner with so much to impress as well.

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