<p>Also, does it look bad to have to take a few seconds to think about a question?</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>I don’t know. That is why I’m asking.
I don’t want to seem unprepared.</p>
<p>I think that if you’re going to jump into an answer before thinking about it, you’d better be the best extemperaneous speaker in the world. But that’s just me. I interview people for various groups in my school, and I actually like seeing people pause. That means that their answer will be of better quality. Unless you think about your answer, and it’s still bad. That’s not good.</p>
<p>So I think it’s not a bad thing to pause and think about your answer.</p>
<p>Thank you for a non-sarcastic answer. (that is not a sarcastic statement.)
Now I won’t feel like such a fool for pausing.</p>
<p>my interview was a bit awkward.</p>
<p>the person didnt really ask me questions. he just asked me where i grew up and my SAT scores… he was also 40 mins late to our interview + he was in a rush during the interview because he was going out with his family</p>
<p>■■■.</p>
<p>I hope mine is short. I’m talking like 30-45mins.</p>
<p>Re: Patgirl791’s post:
“1) After my interview, the interviewer (head of interviewers in her region, and also sets up events for all Long Island students accepted to Harvard, so I’m guessing she is pretty prominent) said that I shouldn’t be worried, I would be fine? Is this a good thing or am I reading too much into this.
2) My interviewere also said, more than once, that I was one of Harvard’s priority applicants and that harvard was very interested in me. Has anyone ever heard of this or is the lady blowing smoke up my butt.
3) Lastly. 3 different interviewers contacted me about an interview, 3 separate times (the last being my interviewer), however I was in Nigeria during this time. Anyway, my question is, could I really be a priority applicant since I was contacted so many different times or does that usually happen.”</p>
<p>When a Harvard interviewer says something that definitively, I think it most likely means something. I know of someone last year whose interviewer said at the end “Expect to hear from Harvard soon” and he got a likely letter a few weeks later…without being an athlete or URM. Maybe some intereviewers have more clout than others and if they report back to the admissions office something like “this is a once in a lifetime kind of candidate” it carries serious weight in the admissions decision. </p>
<p>Of course I can’t be sure since I don’t have inside info., but I’d say it’s an excellent sign and congratulations!</p>
<p>anb - Did you look at the dates on this thread? Patgirl791 made that post last spring and is a current Harvard freshman. The thread got reactivated by zoomx3 yesterday.</p>
<p>I just had mine today. It was about 40 minutes at a law firm, and covered mainly basic questions about myself, school, interests, and my goals/aspirations. Nothing about current events thankfully.</p>
<p>Oops. Well at least my “prediction” about her was correct.</p>
<p>“My interviewere also said, more than once, that I was one of Harvard’s priority applicants and that harvard was very interested in me. Has anyone ever heard of this or is the lady blowing smoke up my butt.”</p>
<p>She should not have mentioned that to you. For reasons that Harvard doesn’t divulge to alum interviewers, it wants to make sure that some applicants definitely get interviewed. It clearly tells alum interviewers that doesn’t mean the students will be accepted.</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, I’m guessing that such applicants include: legacies, students at the top of high schools that are feeder schools, students who appear to be strong in the admissions pool, and URMs. Do not assume you’ll get in because you learned you were a priority. From what I’ve seen, as is the case for most applicants, most of the priority interviewees will not get in though they may have slightly larger chances of being accepted than do other applicants.</p>
<p>Bumping this thread up since it’s that time of the year again… :)</p>
<p>Being contacted by many interviewers means nothing. 3 Yale alums contacted me within a day of each other. I was deferred (P.S. I didn’t bomb the interview, if that’s what you were thinking…). :P</p>
<p>When my person said to bring a copy of my test scores, does that mean SAT’s only or AP’s and etc. And can I just copy and paste from my college board account or do I need the official reports?</p>
<p>My interview is tomorrow at my interviewers office (he is a lawyer)! I’m not too worried about it though since I’ve had lots of high school/college/various program interviews. My interviewer just graduated this year, which is pretty impressive, and I’m glad because his Harvard memories will be very fresh. :)</p>
<p>It’s fine to just write your scores down or copy and paste them from your college board account .</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Did any of you have interviewers with current Harvard students? If so, how did it go?</p>
<p>Would it be bad to bring a list of questions with me? I often have questions for my interviewers, but when they ask, I tend to freeze a bit and forget some of them.</p>
<p>Fine to bring a list of questions. Do make sure that the questions aren’t thinks that you easily can find out by reading Harvard’s website. Also make sure that the questions are appropriate for the interviewer. For instance, an older alum probably isn’t a good person to ask about current ECs and courses at Harvard.</p>
<p>When I interview students, I often have a list of questions to ask them. It’s easy to get distracted during an interview and to forget to ask important things.</p>