I became acquainted with a TFA recruiter my junior year of college and expressed my interest in joining TFA, I was invited to a conversation with an alumni who answered my questions about TFA and her experience, but also asked me about my experiences. In the fall of my senior year, I submitted my application online, which included past volunteer, work and campus organization experiences and a letter of intent. I was invited to a phone interview which focused on situational questions and on how I have solved problems in the past. Finally, I was invited to a final interview, which included a presentation about TFA, presenting a sample lesson to my interviewers and other interviewees and finally a personal 1:1 interview. My personal interview was very short.

The interview was very different from most interviews but I was definitely well-prepared with the resources that TFA had offered in preparation. My interviewer was very nice and it often felt like a conversation between us about whatever question was asked which was nice.