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<p>That is very irresponsible advice as is falsely leads applicants to believe that off-campus interviews hurt your chances of admission and that only on-campus interviews indicate serious intent. That is completely false as many testimonials on this board indicate. There any plenty of serious applicants who simply cannot get to campus for any number of legitimate reasons; the schools know this and gladly accommodate those students with off-campus options – and admit many of them.</p>
<p>If the issue is that an applicant isn’t interested enough to actually see a campus when they easily could, then that is a different story as applying to a school you are not enthusiastic about is a waste of everyone’s time.</p>
<p>But, please kids, if you’re reading this and worrying that not being able to interview on campus will somehow make you an inferior candidate, that is untrue, and you should stop worrying. Just set up your off-campus interview and present your best happy self. Best of luck to you!</p>