<p>Hamilton was actually the first school I interviewed at. I visited second semester of my junior year and my mom and I realized I could interview then (most schools you need to wait until senior year), and so literally that morning we managed to get me an interview for the afternoon. </p>
<p>I don’t remember much from the interview, but that is probably a good thing. Some others schools asked me some weird questions (Describe yourself in one word; If you were a kitchen gadget what gadget would you be) and Hamilton was pretty basic. Describe your high school, why do you want to come here, what extra-curricular activities do you do, talk about your family, what do you do in the summer. For me, it was a lot of questions you’d expect, and no real curveballs. At least in my experience, they tried to keep it really laid back and comfortable. Most kids are nervous and they don’t want to freak you out anymore, they want to know who the real person is.</p>
<p>People do get in without interviewing, but it is pretty strongly recommended and I think that if it came down to you and an extremely similar candidate, it would probably be something they think about. Good luck!</p>
<p>And btw, I applied ED and got in.</p>