<p>My daughter had two alumni interviews because we live at some distance from the colleges to which she applied. Her top choice college has a 15-17% acceptance rate. In reading about alumni interviews, we had learned that they carry weight. They typically can’t sink you, but they can help you. My daughter prepared by having a friend of the family do a mock interview with her with questions from one of the books about getting into college. The interviews went very well. My daughter made the case for why she wanted to attend each college. Her basic attitude was: this person can be my advocate with the admissions office so I want to do whatever I can to give him data that will enable him to be my advocate. She did get accepted at both colleges.</p>