concretejungle

I was contacted by a Brown alumnus for an interview (or just a chat about Brown, he said) a few weeks ago. I've sent several e-mails back to him since, waiting about 4 days between them for a response.

I still haven't received a response, and it's been about 3 weeks now.

His initial e-mail gave me the impression that he was in a hurry.
Should I assume he's too busy to interview me and give up trying to contact him? I don't think it was very professional of him to contact me about an interview and then disregard it afterwards...hmm.

I'm worried that Brown will think I declined an interview offer (which I've heard is very detrimental to your application) and that it will hurt my chances of getting in.

Thoughts?

kwu

I had sort of the same deal with a very busy alumnus who worked in securities trading. It took him a week to respond to my response, the another four more days til the next, and another three days til we eventually decided on just where the heck we were supposed to meet.

Since these volunteers work on a deadline--there's a date by which they must submit a report on your behalf--you should probably contact the Office of Admissions by phone.

Perfectedxchaos

Did the alumni give you another means of contacting him? Like a phone number? I would try that then.

Otherwise, be patient, and like kwu said, contact the office of admissions.

concretejungle

He didn't give me any other contact info.

He said Brown didn't offer formal interviews, just conversations with alumni to learn more about the school. Brown's website seems to indicate formal interviews though... I'm just really confused about this whole thing.

Thanks for the advice!

BunsenBurner

This person might have some bizzare e-mail security settings that do not let your e-mails through or s/he accidentally added you to the spammers list. Can you call Brown, explain your situation and request another interviewer (of course, without bashing the alum)?

sly_vt

Alumni have to submit their interview write ups by March. 1. I would give this interviewer to mid-next week, and if you still haven't heard back, it's OK to call admissions and explain the situation and ask for a different interviewer.

All of Brown's interviews are with alumni. It's what Brown would consider a "formal" interview, although some might consider only on-campus interviews to be formal. I think that's the distinction this alum was making.

tennisgrl2007

i got an interview too- does everyone who applied get an offer?

bigreddawgie

only if there are alumni in ur area. dont sweat about the interview. its really not that important