RD Applicants: Interview Advice - Page 35

fastdry · 02-08-2009, 09:32 AM

my interviewer scheduled an interview for today (sunday) at 3 but ive been feeling reallly sick for the past few days. i thought id be better by today but ive been feeling the same way ever since i woke up. should i call and ask to reschedule? does it look really bad if i do ? please reply.

Dbate · 02-09-2009, 01:51 AM

I had my interview yesterday and for future applicants she said that the admission committee is not looking for the person who has the top grades and perfect SATs but are boring. She said they wanted ppl whose roommates won't think they are boring.
It seems like Harvard has the same sentiment as my interviewer seemed to perk up when I told her that I had friends. So i would advise to have a serious essay and maybe another one that is a little more personal and light hearted it could maybe do wonders for your app and chances.

Elvito · 02-10-2009, 04:12 PM

I just did my Yale interview yesterday. It was brilliant! By far the easiest/relaxed interview in terms of atmosphere and friendliness.

juju1414 · 02-11-2009, 10:30 PM

I had my interview yesterday.
My interviewer, who has a son who is a junior at Yale, suggested that I write about what I've learned from our interview and how during our interview, we discovered that I'd really fit into Yale. He said that if I did this within 24-48 hours of my interview he'd attach it along with his interview report. I just wanted to know what everyone thought of this? Is that unusual?

yeejietang · 02-12-2009, 12:30 AM

i got a call last sunday that my interview was 24 hours later. but it went well i think =)

and according to him, apparently yale shortlists applicants for certain countries (including mine) this year. hmm

Dudu3519 · 02-12-2009, 03:41 PM

does anyone have the interview in houston texas area? i have not been contacted yet.

Icestorm815 · 02-12-2009, 09:07 PM

^I'm guessing at this point in the game you aren't going to get an interview. They're due on the 15th, so your alum would have to meet with you instantly and send it off before then. Don't worry though. There are plenty of other people who didn't get an interview and Yale says that it won't be held against you if there isn't an interview.

hdada91 · 02-14-2009, 05:48 PM

I had my interview today!!! it went a lot better than i imagined.
my interviewer was very nice and genuinely interested in what i was talking about.
it was very conversational but most of the conversation came from his what i considered out of the ordinary questions...but i did not understand one of his questions and just rambled about nothing for a few min. other than that it was awesome.
i will say that it might be in ur best interest to have some questions written down or memorized. i thought of a few before i went in but then i forgot them. and he kept asking me if i had any questions so to save myself i told him that i had done a lot of research so i didnt have many.

Mirandagirl · 02-15-2009, 12:45 AM

Where did it take place and what questions were asked? i have mine today and im a bit nervous !

dewey550 · 02-22-2009, 06:13 PM

I still haven't been contacted for an interview (for both Yale and Harvard...but as if I was considering the latter haha), and I just learned that it's probably too late for me to do anything b/c of the 2/15 deadline

. But still, even though people do get in w/o an interview, I have also heard that the percentage for those w/o interviews is much lower. Is that the case?
What worries me the most is that the other people at my school have all had interviews, and I'm not "unqualified."

T26E4 · 02-24-2009, 01:13 PM

dewey: as you may know, the interview isn't a required part of your file. As such, I know of no statistics on admit rates for those with and without interviews. I honestly think it's negligible. A spread in admit rates may exist in schools that require them surely. I seem to recall hearing that MIT highly suggests an interview and there was a spread of admit rate in this population.

As for others being interviewed and not you: serendipity. Your area ASC ran out of volunteer slots most likely. For my area (large metro midwest area), we really strained our volunteers this year due to the continually growing no. of apps. I wouldn't be surprised at all if our interview success rate dropped (it's been above 90% in the past).

Regardless, best of luck to you

hcvops · 03-14-2009, 09:14 PM

so I never got a chance to do a interview

I was offered one, but my interviewer and I never had a time to meet. Weird, but the weekend she scheduled it for, I couldn't do. And then I asked her for another date and got no response for a long time. Then when she finally replied and I gave her another date, she said she was leaving the states and going off on vacation. By this date, it was so late (close to deadline) that I didn't think it would be helpful to call yale and ask for someone else. So I was never able to interview.

SO how will the adcom see this? Will they just think I wasn't offered or will they think I was uninterested?

please reply. thanks in advance

T26E4 · 03-15-2009, 08:36 AM

What Yale will receive is a note that you were unable to meet. That's all. No negative, no positive. They aren't going to infer anything beyond that (e.g. not interested, blew off the interviewer). Best of luck to you in two weeks.

ineligiblehero · 03-18-2009, 05:55 PM

So, it's March 18. Decisions are released on March 31. I just got asked to have an interview with someone from the alumni association yesterday! Do you think that means that the admissions board is on the fence about me or something?

lizzzzzzyy · 03-23-2009, 09:09 PM

I am just wondering how one can overcome inherent nervousness and seem at ease during an interview? In those kind of situations, my voice always shakes and my answers seem stilted!! Help??