School sports scholarship selection practice interview
Sporting development, coachability, teamwork, academic balance and contribution expected from a school sports scholar. Practise the 6 questions admissions panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the programme
A school sports scholarship interview considers your potential as a developing athlete and your readiness to represent the school well. The panel looks for coachability, teamwork, resilience and a practical plan for balancing training, competition, recovery and schoolwork.
How to prepare
- Read the official scholarship information and confirm the current sporting, academic and conduct expectations.
- Review your recent training and choose one strength and one priority for development.
- Prepare examples of responding to coaching, recovering from disappointment and helping a team.
- Build a sample weekly routine that includes lessons, homework, training, rest and travel.
- Think about how your conduct during and outside competition represents a school.
Common mistakes
- Focusing only on medals or results and saying little about learning or teamwork.
- Blaming coaches, officials or team-mates for a disappointing performance.
- Treating schoolwork as secondary to sport.
- Claiming to train constantly without recognising the importance of recovery.
What to expect
A real admissions interview
6 questions the way admissions panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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