Mock Interviewing for College Visions

A community service project welcoming alumni of all schools

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
9:20 to 10:50 AM
35-minute minimum commitment, details below
Rhode Island School of Design, Prov Wash Building
20 Washington Place, Providence map
Accessible entrance at 60 North Main Street
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Register for stand-by

We have registered a full compliment of interviewers as of June 16. It would be good to have a few stand-bys in case volunteers' plans change. Thank you.

College Visions is a 22-year-old Providence non-profit that helps low-income students get to college and succeed once there. Every student in the 2023–2024 class of their College Access Program was admitted to college, with destinations including URI, RIC, CCRI, Bentley, Hampshire, Smith, Stanford, and UMass Boston. Learn more at https://collegevisions.org/

Our job will be to give a practice college-admission interview to each of the 50 students enrolled in CV’s Summer Prep Program and to provide feedback to them. The Summer Prep Program serves a wide range of Providence public school students. Some of the students are planning to attend college, while others are just beginning to think about it. The program introduces students to all their postsecondary options.

No prior interviewing experience is required. These are basically get-to-know-you conversations. Written briefing will be provided beforehand. Please bring along any college-grad friends or family to interview too! Add them to your registration.

This year, interviews with take place over two time slots in the morning (no afternoon interviews).

It simplifies logistics greatly if you stay the whole morning — but you can come for one time slot. Please arrive 15 minutes before your first interview and allow at least an additional 15 minutes for parking. Lunch in the RISD cafeteria at 11:00 will be provided with the compliments of College Visions to any volunteer wishing to partake.

Bilingual Spanish-speaking volunteers are especially appreciated. A few students will be English-language learners, and we want them to be focused on interview skills, not on language.

This will be the fourth mock interview event we have organized for CV's summer program. It is a fun and rewarding time for interviewers, many of whom are repeat volunteers. For many of the students, it was the first time in an interview situation. They get so much out of it, and they carry the experience for life. They truly appreciate it.

Thanks for stepping forward to help them leap ahead!

 

Questions? brian@yari.club