Washington University in St. Louis - Admissions Interview

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20jt20 March 16 2012	I did an alumni interview in my home state prior to visiting. Seemed mostly informational (not evaluative), but I do feel like they put weight on the fact that you do/don't interview--your inter [View Full Report]
metsrule50 February 24 2012	I had an interview with an admissions counselor. It lasted about 15 minutes (shortest of all my interviews), but I've heard everyones is short. [View Full Report]
six360 February 21 2012	I was interviewed by a committee of three alum who were all really nice. We talked about Andrew Jackson, the Arab/Israeli conflict and the origins of the word 'snooze'. Best interview ever! [View Full Report]
AsianGinger December 01 2011	WashU offer student interviews. While they are very casual and exceedingly informative, they do not add much to one's chances of acceptance. [View Full Report]
ACtheLight September 09 2010	Casual, given by a student. We spent some time chatting about mutual interests. [View Full Report]
finnah September 02 2010	Shorter than expected (for everyone, not just me- around 10/15 minutes). Some prospective students interviewed with current students (all seniors, I believe), but I had an admissions officer.Informal [View Full Report]
givings August 07 2010	Son was called for an interview even though we didn't request it. He did fine. Later we found out there was another boy with the same name who was to have been interviewed! [View Full Report]
FallenAngel9 June 09 2010	I did not do an admissions interview this time, but it looked like the people doing the interview were dressed very casually and were very relaxed. [View Full Report]
Ebtrvl April 07 2010	Interview was with a senior. She was really nice, didn't ask a lot of questions. It was more like a conversation than an interview, really laid back. [View Full Report]
VeggieMonster February 04 2010	Very nice interviewer, she really made me feel at-ease. [View Full Report]
IvanKaramozov January 01 2010	Longer than I expected, but a far cry from the tooth-pulling experience I had envisioned. The interviewer was quite cordial and facilitated the interview as more of an informal conversation. [View Full Report]
applicannot September 27 2009	My interview was very formal: me vs. three interviewers! I don't think it went well. I wish you better luck. [View Full Report]
ronib321 September 19 2009	My daughter had an interview with a student which went well. It seemed to be more about selling WashU to my daughter than my daughter asking questions. [View Full Report]
einnob July 20 2009	MY interview was fairly short, because I was doing a summer program at Wash. U. and we had work to do. It was more like a casual conversation than an interview; the admissions officer was very laidbac [View Full Report]
TheAscendancy July 01 2009	The interview was, as other accounts have put it, incredibly low-stress. Don't really HAVE to dress up, but I did. Mostly talked about EC's/what I do in my free time. Informal and relaxed, v [View Full Report]
HereToSucceed92 April 08 2009	Less of an interview and more of a conversation. Questions like what do you like to do after school and how did you hear about the school seemed to be common among the people I talked to. [View Full Report]
xlifeforgod March 21 2009	The Scheduling went very smoothly. Just call the office of undergraduate admissions and they will set everything up for you. [View Full Report]
dadd March 10 2009	Daughter attended a High School Scholars Program. She was not too excited to have homework in the summer. [View Full Report]
beyond_stressed February 27 2009	Wasn't stressful at all. Just walked around campus, talked about why I wanted to go to the school, and what I did in high school. [View Full Report]
hookem168 November 11 2008	She was very polite and genial. Answered my questions thoroughly and with zeal. (Punctual, too! Always nice) [View Full Report]
obeythecougar July 25 2008	Real laid back, informative, only asked me 3 real questions the whole 30 minutes. Most was just conversation about different majors and opportunities available. She was a professor, kind of offbeat. [View Full Report]
jgladiator January 21 2008	It was a very informal interview, but I thought it was wonderful. It's quite conversational in nature. [View Full Report]
m&m&m January 16 2008	Fine [View Full Report]
katieg21 August 12 2007	My friend did it because she's older, she said they asked about what she was looking for in a college, what she liked to do, just basic questions. [View Full Report]
arkitex August 07 2007	D did interview, so I cannot comment. [View Full Report]
MissBarbara June 16 2007	It was my first interview; the admissions representative was very friendly. He was a recent grad and pretty knowledgeable... and understanding of the fact that I was new at all this. [View Full Report]
prestige_factor7 September 17 2006	I had a student interview - VERY relaxed and informal, but that doesn't mean there isn't a need to dress up or to prepare for the interview. [View Full Report]