Oh boy, let’s take a deep breath and look at this from several perspectives: Yours and theirs. Form your perspective, you’re a person wanting to get into university and make a big step towards your future. From their perspective, they’re looking for student who will be a great fit for their programs and reflect well on the university. The foundation laid out, let’s take a step back and recognize the pros can cons of NOT taking the interview within the next few days: Pros: You set aside momentary embarrassment Cons: Your anxiety builds up day-by-day until the opportunity is no longer on the table, you miss out on the possibility of going to a university you’re excited for, you’re seen as a student who shows little interest in attending the university and may be rejected in the future because of this, you have to keep lying to friends and family, the list goes on. All-in-all, it’s pretty clear cut what needs to happen if you’re truly wanting to pursue university. Now, how can you prepare for this? That, no one here can give you the definitive answer to. You can try breathing exercises, preparation, etc. None of this is a sure-fire way to avoid stuttering, I know it hasn’t helped me. I’ve been to university, applied for my dream job, and spoke for several large-scale presentations during my time at university. Every instance more terrifying than the last and EVERY single time I stutter and stammered till I was shaking with embarrassment. But, I did these things and came out the other side with opportunities that would’ve never presented themselves if I would’ve hid behind the walls of an e-mail asking for my acceptance. We weren’t given the easy life, man. It sucks, but the cards we were dealt are the cards we have to work with. Best advice I can give to you is to own your stutter and not try to hide it. Have a presentation coming up? See if you can record it earlier and play it back instead of doing it in-person and then answer questions at the end. Person of interest approaches you for conversation? Stammer you’re way through, apologize if you see fit, but be yourself. If they’re not into it, then it’s one less thing on your plate. Most importantly though, have a big interview coming up for university? Send them an email saying you’re available while also prefacing that you’re a bit nervous and your stutter will likely show itself. Not a single person has ever shunned me for stuttering in front of them. Embarrassing? Sure, but more often than not people will admire you for being truthful and taking that step towards transparency. Schools are looking at your grades and extra curricular, they could care less about if you have a silver tongue! Go into that interview, let them know what you’re all about, and go live the life you deserve! You stutter has impacted you heavily so far, I assume. It’s time to take control and live in codependency rather than under the shadow of your own stutter. You’ll go far one day, dude. Work on self-confidence and work on transparency. These are the keys to success that have helped me and I’m truly hoping they work for you too!