Tell me about yourself." Be ready to describe what makes you special as an individual. "What I don't want to hear is your life history," explains Dennis B Director of Admissions at a major university. "I don't care how many siblings you have or where you were born. lwant to know what makes you special. want to see how well you project yourself, if you're articulate, and to hear your reasons for applying to do this course of study." The same applies at a job interview Be concise and give concrete examples: "The main thing you should know about me is that while l was in college, Ihad a side job retrieving lost data from computers. l set up and marketed the thing business myself. had 80 customers in the first year.