Brown interview two people at a time?

fireandrain
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:02:40 +0000

I’ve done one or two interviews with more than one person. They’ve happened with kids from the same high school, so they’ve known each other, and I gave them the option of either doing it together or separately. (In both cases the students had to drive long distances to meet with me, so it made sense for them to drive together.) Both times it went really well, and I feel that I got to know both students just fine. Witnessing the interaction between the two actually helped.

Brown is incredibly overtaxed this year. In some areas of the country we simply don’t have enough interviewers to reach all the applicants. We’re trying really hard, but there is a good chance we will not be able to find alums for all the students who have applied. Your choice might be either a dual interview or a very short interview, or no interview at all. If I were you, I might say – “I’d prefer a one-on-one interview, but if this is the best situation you can offer me, I’d be glad to meet with you and the other applicant.”