<p>so i was pretty excited to find out i got a brown interview. my close friend was not, because she had not been contacted. </p>
<p>the same day, she received an email from the same interviewer. she intentionally scheduled her interview on the same day as mine, 45 minutes after mine, completely limiting my interview and creating the comparison factor.</p>
<p>she is an excellent speak and an amazing candidate and i understand that she would still convey that if her interview was three months from now. but im concerned for my own sake, especially the time limit. </p>
<p>i told her i was going to dress up, but nothing too dressy. she informed me that she will be wearing a full on suit and will be taking it extremely professionally.</p>
<p>so not only will our personalities and interviews be compared, my lack of a suit will also be noticed. should i ask to move my interview? should i just get over it?</p>
<p>don’t move it. the interviewer probably scheduled them close to each other because they’d be coming out to your area. and don’t think just because your friend is good that your interviewer will automatically think of you as bad. it’s not black and white. </p>
<p>and one potential plus is that your interviewer could really get a good feel for you that is comfortable (w/o the suit), and then go to do the interview with your friend and get a kind of pretentious feel.</p>
<p>i think you’re fine. it’s not gonna make or break you. i just had my interviewer an hour ago and it was really laid back and nice to just converse. don’t get caught up in the fact that your friend is going right after you. you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I am an alumni interviewer for Brown. If a high school student came to an interview in a suit, I would not be impressed. At all. In fact, I would be extremely turned off. Especially since I typically wear jeans to the interviews. </p>
<p>It is not unusual for the same person to interview all the students from the same HS (it’s how we do it where I live). Even if all the students we interview don’t come from the same HS, some interviewers will draw comparisons – but some don’t. Sometimes we will say that of the x number we interviewed, student y is the best. The time factor isn’t relevant, because whether or not the comparison happens depends on your particular interviewer.</p>
<p>Here’s one thought – have a list of really compelling, interesting questions to ask. When it comes closer to the end, keep asking questions. Make her wait. Maybe her suit will get all wrinkled.</p>
<p>You just worry about you. Do your best preparation on why you love Brown & why Brown would love you. Look nice and respectable. Smile & be positive. Good Luck!</p>
<p>alright thank you. i realize now that it is probably just easier for the interviewer, but i know that my friend specifically asked for that time. i am going to the interviewer’s home, so shes not coming to our area. </p>
<p>and who said she was better than i am? haha im just saying she is pretty accomplished. and i would never say anything negative about my friend. i dont even want to ruin her interview or take up her (unlimited) time.</p>
<p>and youre right its not her fault
maybe i should just tell the interviewer that striaght off</p>
<p>“what will you bring to the diversity at brown?”
“my friend natasha will bring diversity to brown, let me tell you. shes in a very cultural suit on your porch.”</p>