<p>I had my interview two days ago at a Dunn Bros, so no Starbucks for me. It was really short (30 min) and pretty boring. I think it went fine- I answered the questions well enough, and she seemed at least marginally impressed by my test scores, too. </p>
<p>I think maybe I just expected too much. I mean, it’s Harvard! I thought maybe they’d ask some really interesting questions (I hear Oxford asks “If you were a magpie, what would you do?”, which, while weird, is kinda cool), but it was all the same old. Ah, well.</p>
<p>I submitted my app November 24, and still haven’t heard back about interviews. Meanwhile, someone I know from a different school in the city has already been contacted for an interview (albeit, he has been really diligent in contacting th regional admissions officer). What does this mean?</p>
<p>^It shouldn’t mean anything because every case is different. Contacting the regional admissions officers might not have anything to do with the interview since Harvard contacts the local alumni association in your area about scheduling an interview for a certain applicant. When I applied for Georgetown I never received an interview and contacted my local Georgetown alumni club about an interview, but I never got one. If Harvard wants an interview, they will contact you first.</p>
<p>my interview lasted about 2 hours. my interviewer was very friendly and very eager to tell me about the Harvard experience! </p>
<p>something that i thought was different from other interviews was that i was asked to bring an unofficial copy of my transcript as well as my sat and ap scores. my interviewer wanted to see them for background but i was confused because i guess i thought the interview process was supposed to be about getting to know the person beyond the numbers. </p>
<p>I was asked to bring my resume, transcript, and scores. But from what I’ve heard for other colleges, their interviewers asked the same thing. I think it’s strange too, but I could understand the resume part since the interviewer might want something to ask questions from.</p>
<p>Weird. I just got contacted by my interviewer, and she only said to bring SAT scores. It’s at a Starbucks (hah). I’m not too sure what to expect. Should I bring essays, resume, etc.?</p>
<p>This is in Canada, by the way. I don’t think my interviewer lives in the city or even the province that I am in. That might explain why it’s during winter break.</p>
<p>I am bringing a simple presentation folder (you know, the $3 ones from Walmart) to keep my resume and other documents neat. I have a resume condensed to one sheet, a reference worksheet, my transcript summary for grades, copies of AP test scores, and samples of my newswriting (hopefully this would show my passion). Essentially it is the same thing I would bring to a job interview minus the scores and transcripts.</p>
<p>ok so my Harvard interviewer called yesterday while I wasn’t home ): I’m calling her today to schedule an interview, but I was wondering about how soon should the interview be? Do they like to give you no notice, or do they give you a lot of notice?</p>
<p>I think it varies. I have heard of fast one. D was contacted back before x-mas and the interview is Jan 12. It was the first thing that worked for both of them.</p>
<p>I just came back from mine. It lasted around 45 min., but I think it went well. My interviewer told me that if another university offered me more financial aid than Harvard, then I should contact her and she would get Harvard to match it. That is, if I get accepted. That’s a good sign, right?</p>
<p>Hm, I got a mass e-mail for the Bay Area, and there’s like 25 spots for people to come in to some facilities and interview in time slots, so not the individual contact thing. We also have this long form to fill out which is pretty much out grades/scores/resume >></p>
<p>Mine went unbelievably well. I made her cry three times when talking about 9/11, my girlfriend and how she might have alzheimers, and one other thing which she just started crying for no reason.</p>
<p>We talked about the war… We talked about CSI… We talked about me being an identical twin… How I raise my sisters… My school stuff… How I volunteer in my step mom’s hospital to take care of children and I volunteer at a local slow high school to tutor slow children… She was in love with me I’m 100% serious lol</p>
<p>I got there at three thirty and she said we should be out by 4, 4:15 latest. When we were talking she looks at her watch and says oh my god I have to pick up my son I’m so sorry I have to go and picks up her coat and like runs out.</p>
<p>She called me an hour later saying everything went great and she would write a fantastic letter for me and sorry she had to go she didn’t realize time had gone by that quickly.</p>
<p>Mine went great, the interview lasted an hour and 40 minutes!
I talked a lot about my foreign language passions and the conversation covered a lot of topics and was really interesting and genuine.
At the end he asked me to make a statement that he could write as my advocate for Harvard… so I talked about my heritage/background and how it was unique and how I could contribute to Harvard, etc.
At the end I said “…well, that’s my schtick” and he said “well, that’s a very compelling schtick” so I HOPE he’ll write me a good letter…</p>
<p>Yeah we talked about a ton of things… movies, books, Chinese cities, he asked me to say a few things in Chinese, his experiences at Harvard, my background, the current events in Israel, even the Harvard admissions process!</p>
<p>At least the rejection letter in April won’t be as bitter since I had a fun interview :)</p>
<p>I know you’re supposed to have some questions that you want to ask the interviewer, but I really can’t think of anything to ask them. What did you guys ask your interviewers?</p>
<p>I asked about his favorite part, a typical moment that represented Harvard for him, etc.</p>
<p>Anyways, I <em>think</em> mine went well. It didn’t last too long since he had to go (he told me about it beforehand), like an hour I think. We talked about all different things, but it turns out that he was an expert in something I talked about that I had done last year, and I’m really worried that he thought I was inadequate because I couldn’t remember everything about it (it was a research paper)… I also said “incredible” a lot at one point…x.x</p>
<p>Anyway, I think it went really well, but I didn’t want to appear stupid…</p>
<p>when did you guys get contacted for interviews (and when did you submit your applications)? or did you ask them for an interview?</p>
<p>i submitted on november 30, but I haven’t heard anything about interviews yet (I live in Little Rock, Arkansas, and I know there are at least 2 Harvard alums here: one I personally know and another I’ve met once).</p>
