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I live in a large city and haven't gotten interview requests from Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale,

cyoon19cyoon19 Registered User Posts: 13 New Member
in College Admissions
I've checked my voicemail and spam folder and everything but still nothing.
I know a lot of people at my school who applied to the same colleges I did have already done their interviews for that school.
Should I be worried?
Can I assume that at this point I'm not going to get interviews from any of the above schools since it's already mid-February?
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Replies to: I live in a large city and haven't gotten interview requests from Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale,

  • happy1happy1 Forum Champion Parents, Forum Champion Admissions Posts: 23,656 Forum Champion
    I would not read anything into it -- likely means that there were more applicants from your city than there are alumni interview slots.
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  • Groundwork2022Groundwork2022 Registered User Posts: 1,321 Senior Member
    Judging by these boards, there is little correlation between having an interview and getting accepted (unless, of course, the college requires one). I often see posts on CC from alumni interviewers mentioning how pleased they are when one of their interview candidates actually gets accepted. It's not an automatic occurrence.

    Colleges are sensitive about overwhelming their alumni volunteers, too, so most don't end up doing all that many in any given year. Call the admissions office if you very much want one, though.
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  • privatebankerprivatebanker Registered User Posts: 3,092 Senior Member
    @Groundwork2022 You are 100 percent correct. In fact, many more interviewers are upset that few or none actually ever get accepted. It makes many rethink whether to continue to volunteer.
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