Trivial PursuitInternational Admissions and Recruitment Edition

Subjects: LiteratureScience & NatureSports & Leisure

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Subject: History

Which of the following questions is one I have never been asked in the past on a recruiting trip?

a) Are you the real Purdue University?b) Have there been any shootings on your campus?c) Do you know of any good matchmakers in the U.S.?d) What is your international retention rate?

Answer

b) Have there been any shootings on your campus?

Subject: Sports & (non-)Leisure

The average workday on a recruitment tour is 8 hours.

True False

Answer

False!The average work day on a recruitment tour is usually around 12 hours.

(Jennifer longs for beach-time breaks with bon-bons.)

Subject: Science & Nature& NatureHow many software programs does International Admissions Use?

a) 12b) 3c) 5d) None; we only use paper, typewriters and carrier pigeons

Answer

c) 5

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Subject: Geography

International Admissions processes applications of U.S. citizens.

True False

Answer

True! IF the student has more than one year of education outside of the U.S., then International Admissions will process the application.

…although there are exceptions.

Subject: Geography

From which country has International Admissions processed an application in the past year?

a) Madagascarb) Coralandc) Paraguayd) Republic of Mauritius

Answer

d) Republic of Mauritius

Subject: HistoryWhich of the following is Administrative Support Assistant and Official Office Baker Tony Wooden’s biggest pet peeve?

a) The student omits his or her zip code on the application

b) The student lists a major that we don’t have, such as chemical engineering or umbrella engineering

c) Spelling her name on her SAT scores as “Sally Chen”, but as “Ziyi Chen” on her application, thus resulting in duplicate SIS records for the same student and an e-mail to the SIS help desk that will be answered in 4 to 48 hours

d) A 137-page set of course descriptions to scan

Answer

C) Spelling her name on her SAT scores as “Sally Chen”, but as “Ziyi Chen” on her application, thus resulting in duplicate SIS records for the same student and an emial to the SIS help desk that will be answered in 4 to 48 hours

(Sub-question: how many cakes can Tony make in 48 hours?)

Subject: Entertainment

Which of the following entertaining activities does Lead International Credentials Analyst, Mary Dunaway do during the workday?

a) Trip students in the hallb) Have lunch with her husbandc) Shop online for stuffed kittensd) Take long walks on the canal

Answer

Although Mary has been suspected of Student Tripping, the only activity that has been confirmed that she enjoys is

b) Having lunch with her husband

Subject: LiteratureWhat do the following questions have in common?

What undergraduate degree program at IUPUI do you wish to pursue? As of today, what academic achievement are you most proud of?

Have you been away from school for more than three months?

Have you failed any courses or earned more than one or two poor grades?

Is there anything else in your background that you want to bring to the admissions committee’s attention as it reviews your application?

Answer

These are all questions we ask undergraduate applicants to answer in their “Statement of Purpose.”

Subject: Science and NatureWhich of the following is Director Jan Aycock’s biggest fear in her OIA work life?

a) One day the Canadian Geese on this campus will rise up, take over and fire all the humans in what will be known as the “Water Foul Revolution”

b) The women’s restroom will be relocated to an even further location from OIA and she will be reduced to wearing “Depends.”

c) A solar flare will create a magnetic field that will wipe out this year’s data of admitting 553 undergrads and 697 grads, and she won’t have anything to compare next year’s data with

d) The graduate “e-app” will increase the number of processing “nodes” from four to five

Answer

b) The women’s restroom will be relocated to an even further location from OIA and she will be reduced to wearing “Depends.”

Subject: History

Where has Marienne Kinsey, International Credentials Analyst worked in the past?

a) Hallmark Cards

b) As a telemarketer for the Indiana Arborist Society

c) Barnum & Baily Circus as a High-wireist

d) NCAA

Answerd) NCAAMarienne was a credentials analyst at the NCAA before we stole her to work at OIA. She still has dreams of walking the high wire someday.

Subject: HistoryOrder the following International Admissions staff from shortest to longest time with the office:

Ming Liu, International Credentials Analyst

Suzy Younger, International Transfer Credit Analyst

Tony Wooden, Administrative Support Assistant

Cora Schneider, Lead International Credentials Analyst

Answer Ming LiuCora Schneider

Suzy YoungerTony Wooden

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Trivial PursuitInternational Admissions and Recruitment Edition