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Are alumni interviews blind?

risuburisubu Registered User Posts: 1,581 Senior Member
edited August 2012 in Brown University
Does the interviewers know anything about you? I plan on giving him/her my resume (if I get an interview of course XD)
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  • modestmelodymodestmelody Registered User Posts: 4,654 Senior Member
    We know what concentration you applied for and some basic, high-level information about what you're extra curricular interests were.

    For example, I'll see, "Biology" and "Marching band, volunteer at hospital, president of Spanish Honor Society".
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  • fireandrainfireandrain Registered User Posts: 4,737 Senior Member
    Read the "Featured Discussion" called Brown Interview FAQ and Answers. Should answer all your questions.
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  • mgcsincmgcsinc Registered User Posts: 1,169 Senior Member
    Also, no real need to bring a resume, and it will affirmatively turn some interviewers off. The interview is about what you're like outside of your resume.
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  • risuburisubu Registered User Posts: 1,581 Senior Member
    Thanks for the replies! Should I say (or will they already know) I'm applying PLME ED? (Couldn't find the answer on the FAQ). I guess I'll have a lot to talk about considering I'm putting polar opposites for concentration choices.
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  • fireandrainfireandrain Registered User Posts: 4,737 Senior Member
    Yes, we know if you are PLME -- although some interviewers may not notice that notation (I often forget to look at the student data before the interview). And we also know if an applicant applied ED.

    It's OK to bring a resume. You can offer it if it seems appropriate, but don't be surprised or read anything into it if the interviewer turns it down, or takes it without even looking at it.
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