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Old 07-03-2012, 10:09 PM   #16
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Can you tell us exactly what happened in the interview that made it bad? bc maybe we can help you fix it....
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Old 07-05-2012, 09:42 PM   #17
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After interviewing at 10 schools, we concluded: AOs vary greatly, from those that were rude, disinterested, disorganized, desperate, spent the whole time talking about a sport my child would never play, got our name wrong (repeatedly)........ to awe inspiring gracious highly educated, caring and curious folks that had us ready to sign on the dotted line that instant, and brought out the very best in our family effortlessly.

Some are very, very good. Some are polite and OK. Some should find another field.

The very, very good AOs were NOT always at the schools you would expect. Try to separate your experience with the AO from your feel for the school (which is pretty hard to do but very worth it). Once you get to the school, you are unlikely to ever see the AO again.
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Old 07-12-2012, 12:51 PM   #18
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The all time worst interview my daughter had last October was at a HADES school. The interviewer left the room apologetically stating that she just HAD to go talk to a family who said hi to her, who was a big donor whose student did not get admitted the previous year and who was reapplying, and was there interviewing with a colleague.

Although I guess we understood, it still felt extremely uncomfortable, because it took time away from DD's opportunity...what was my daughter, chopped liver?
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