visited KBRI & the

famous Tower Bridge!

TIPS TO CONQUER IISMA INTERVIEW SESSION

university studies

with Geiby.
wearing kebaya
11.800km from home
Geiby Mita Saroinsong
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
IISMA 2022 Awardee
University of Leicester, United Kingdom
(Student Representative)
 PREPARATIONS

01 02 03

Practice your English 24/7 Fully grasp your own Essay Do a few Mockup Interview

Since the Interview will be held in Read it over and over again. This is a MUST. Mockup Interviews
Full English, you really need to Understand the context & everything could be done with your Mentor,
practice your listening & speaking that you wrote in there. Don’t make relatives, or the ones that you trust.
skills. Certificate is not enough. something up, out of nowhere. You will need to hear their feedbacks.
 (ADDITIONAL) PREPARATIONS

04 05 06

Find most asked questions Alumni’s Socmed Contents Set up Location & Devices

You can join unofficial IISMA
Applicants’ Groups to look for
informations like these. Look
through questions that are being
asked for the past few years.
I also practiced through one of the Make sure to be at a place with good
IISMA Host Uni’s Instagram Video; wifi and quiet ambience so you could
where the Alumni did a Mockup focus without worrying too much.
Interview with an LPDP Awardee. Better prepare for backup devices.
 D-DAY BEFORE INTERVIEW

Informing the family & Be presentable. But also, Standby maximum 30

closest ones; asking for comfortable in what you minutes before the Interview
their prayers & supports. wear (shirt, batik, or blazer). started. It will give you some
time to relax & breathe. Plus,
double check everything.
 DURING INTERVIEW

The interview will Pouring your Show your

be held in Full positive energy & excitement; tone of
English (20-30 don’t forget to the voice, gesture,
minutes each). SMILE! eye contact.
 DURING INTERVIEW

Prepare yourself Don’t be Stay authentic &

for unexpected overconfident, don’t sugarcoat
questions. Don’t but don’t sound too much.
panic. hesitant.
 POST INTERVIEW
You could simply thanking the Interviewer for spending
their time interviewing you. Also, appreciate their
feedbacks (if they mentioned about it).

Ask if you still have any questions lingering on your mind

about IISMA. It’s okay if you don’t have any.

Pray and hope for the best! Pat yourself on the back & tell
yourself that you did amazing for making it this far. :)
 Thank you.
Feel free to reach me out for any questions!

Geiby Mita Saroinsong

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