Carleton College - Admissions Interview

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efarn13 July 05 2012	I had an alumni interview near Chicago. We met at a diner and chatted over coffee. Carleton's interviews are more informative than evaluative - I learned a lot and got a great sense of a former C [View Full Report]
Gedaechtnis January 15 2011	More formal than I expected (guy was wearing a suit). Went well otherwise. Be prepared to talk about random topics, like favorite books and current events. [View Full Report]
Youdon'tsay April 30 2010	Ds already had been admitted and visited previously over the summer. He had his interview then. [View Full Report]
Keilexandra November 01 2009	Interviews were scheduled for all TOC participants, but I skipped mine because I had already had an alumni interview back home. [View Full Report]
OldbatesieDoc October 15 2009	Great interview by the Admissions Director [View Full Report]
reesezpiecez103 April 15 2009	They didn't offer one this week, unfortunately [View Full Report]
raelah January 11 2009	They're offered, but I didn't do one because I was only a rising junior at the time of my visit. [View Full Report]
NaNNa December 23 2008	I was interviewed by a rising senior who was much easier to talk to then an adult. [View Full Report]
birdhouse November 05 2008	Nicely paced for a 20 minute interview. (Was in a hurry) Senior intern asked q's like which superhero did I related to the most, what my school was famous for, how my friends would describe me, e [View Full Report]
magneticpoet October 15 2008	Pretty basic as far as interviews go - we covered school, extracurriculars, a paper I've written, authors I like, why Carleton... [View Full Report]
starbucks08 October 15 2008	All the interviewers are the senior students at the school. Friendly students, not intimidating scary adcoms. Therefore, I really don't think the interview has any weight in admission. [View Full Report]
arkitex October 26 2007	D felt it was an engaging conversation. [View Full Report]
fhqwgads2005 June 25 2007	Interview was very relaxed. It was basically just a chance to ask questions and get some extra information. The interviewer was very helpful. [View Full Report]
stepherzzz June 14 2007	My interviewer was a Carleton alumnus. The interview is informational only, so no need to perfect any sort of speech before. He made me feel like Carleton would be a good fit and was very helpful. [View Full Report]
Ritafinn October 29 2006	D reports that the interviewer was a senior who loves the school and is sad to be leaving. This young woman lives in the town next door to us (MA) and was able to answer all kinds of questions regarding the character of Carleton and also the midwest/east [View Full Report]