<p>I’m going to go to an on-campus smmer interview at William & Mary.
My father insists that I should take recommendation letters with me to the interview, but I’m not convinced.
I don’t understand why I have to have recommendation letters at the interview, even though I’m going to send them later with my application forms.</p>
<p>According to the official site of William & Mary, the interview is something that is “Optional, evaluative components that may be added to an application include” and provides " a unique opportunity for rising high school seniors to add a three-dimensional component to their application and to sit down, one-on-one, with a current student and ask any questions they might have."</p>
<p>My father and I both live in Japan, so we don’t know the systems in colleges in the U.S.
It would be really nice if someone can tell us which of us is right. </p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Not necessary. They will just ask you questions. They will already see your letters of recommendation when they look at your application; they won’t care about seeing them twice.</p>
<p>There is an FAQ snuck in the interview portion of the admissions website. Though it doesn’t refer to rec letters, it seems unlikely they want them.
“Should I bring any materials?
Please do not bring transcripts, course schedules, testing reports or resumes to the interview. Such academic records are only evaluated during the normal application review process.”</p>
<p>Thank you so much both of you ^^</p>
<p>I actually just had my interview at William and Mary exactly a week ago. It’s pretty casual, so your recommendation letters are not necessary-in fact, they tell you not to bring any transcripts or things of that sort. They also tell you to dress casually, especially if you are going on a tour. I wore a casual dress (nothing fancy, but clean and appropriate) and it was pretty much what everyone else was wearing-none of the guys were wearing suits or anything either.</p>
<p>The interview is awesome. You’ll have a very nice senior conducting it, and they’ll just ask you a bunch of questions. Mine made me feel on top of the world; she was so nice! A boy I met there said something similar as well. Don’t be nervous; it’s just like a regular conversation with a person who wants to know about you. 
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<p>I hope I helped! If you have any other questions about the W&M tour/interview/info session, feel free to ask since I was just there.</p>