<p>I think the increase in applicants had an effect at least in New England. I’m not sure if the format was the same in years past, but it frankly was a meatmarket atmosphere. My D had hers at a local private school where they wisked applicants in and out every 45 minutes, the woman interviewer was harried and frankly rude. It altered my D’s perception based on this woman and the format. Will a large university be this way when it comes to signing up for courses, dorms, etc. Take a number until you’re called? It sheds a bad light on what we think is a great school. None of her other schools, at or above the perceived caliber of NU used this format (though I heard Duke does at some major prep schools). All were intimate, one on one, relaxed and informative meetings. Mutually beneficial. Why go through the motions if you’re just going to churn through applicants without hearing them out?</p>