<p>I havent been contacted yet and I turned mine in Dec. 27. Should I be worried? Some other kids at my high school have already been contacted… How long does it usually take them to contact us? And does EVERYONE get an interview?</p>
<p>I turned in my app on the 24th and haven’t been contacted yet. I’m wondering too, whether everyone gets an interview?</p>
<p>and whats the best way to prepare for one… xD</p>
<p>One of my biggest hobbies is photography -should i bring some pictures? or is that overkill.</p>
<p>Iwant800: should you be worried? You may never be contacted. That’s just how it is. Interviews are given whenever possible but not every area is covered.</p>
<p>neorobie: see my answer to Iwant800. Bringing pics is overkill b/c your interviewer will likely not be any sort of actual expert on your artwork – he/she will just smile and nod. What else can they do? I’ve had people bring stuff but other than as a layman looking at nice pictures, I’m no expert so I nod politely – they don’t enhance/detract the interview ultimately.</p>
<p>I also have not been contacted. I submitted my app months ago.</p>
<p>T26E4: I know not everyone gets an interview because there might not be an alumni. But I thought that was if you lived in an area where there are no alumni close by. Like if someone in Kentucky didn’t get an interview but someone in New York did. Friends I know have already been interviewed by alumni, which is why I was wondering if I should be worried because I haven’t been contacted.</p>
<p>Iwant: Just b/c there may be alumni volunteer interviewers in your area does not mean they are of unlimited supply. I interview for a Harvard peer school and we cover about 90% of applicants in our region. That means 30-40 kids don’t ever get interviewed. And our 90% is among the country’s highest.</p>
<p>But don’t sweat it as it’s not as if Harvard presorts the applicants. You’re interviewed randomly – whether or not you’re a shoo in candidate or a zero-chancer. Harvard wants to interview them all. Getting an interview is no indication of future results in almost all cases.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you so much! that makes me feel a lot better(:</p>
<p>I just got back from my interview. I thought it went pretty well. It was much different than MIT’s, which was more of a conversation; here my interviewer had a sheet of questions to ask. He did first ask for my test scores, GPA, and rank. The questions were pretty standard interview questions, though there was no questions really about Harvard itself (such as Why Harvard? or How would you fit in?).</p>
<p>My interview lasted about 40-45 minutes. Another interviewer and student were knocking on the door to the room just as I was done asking all my questions to my interviewer.</p>
<p>Some questions/topics I remember:</p>
<p>-What my school is like and what it excels at
-My favorite and least favorite classes
-Favorite book
-What music and bands I listen to
-Major academic accomplishment and major non-academic accomplishment (there were some other questions that were almost the same IIRC)
-Which of these describes you: I want to win; I want to be right; I want to be comfortable; or I want to be liked
-He asked me what 7 cubed is without paper (I quickly answered 343 and said I wouldn’t mind an interview full of that type of questions)
-Something about my curiosity and how I use it
-Something about my creativity or something I made
-If you had a billboard off [major highway], what would the slogan be?
-A time when I had grace under pressure
-Something that describes my sense of humor</p>
<p>I am so excited!!! My harvard interview lasted for three hours, exactly!! oh man it was great. :’)
how highly do they regard interviews in the admissions process?</p>
<p>A good interview can help you, particularly if that interviewer is known by the admissions office to submit comprehensive and insightful reports. We are really talking here about making a difference in a close case.</p>
<p>Mine was alright I guess, about 45 min, nothing special until we started arguing about Tim Tebow</p>
<p>Hey, I just had my interview today I thought it went really well. We discussed my interests, extracurriculars, my favorite books (Harry Potter), my future career and possible majors, school life and so on. We shared a lot of laughs and I asked him about the school and his favorite memories and it lasted an hour and a half. Moreover, he wants me to keep in touch to see how I do with my college acceptance so I think overall it went wonderfully :)</p>
<p>Hey! I had my interview last Tuesday, it went really well. At least, from my perspective. Despite my aspirations to be a political science major, I was interviewed by a MD at this hospital. He was incredibly friendly and comfortable; it ended up being more of a 60-75 minute conversation, complete with laughter and anecdotes than a interview. I mean, I still talked a lot more than him, but I feel like that’s the norm. He asked what my schedule was, my interests, what I like about Harvard, then asked if there was anything I wanted to ask him, etc., etc.
I tend towards theatrics when I talk (inflection, gestures and whatnot), and I didn’t feel nervous at all.</p>
<p>Later that night, I sent him a follow-up e-mail, and he responded in kind. Then, he e-mailed me a while later asking for my CV, which I sent the following night. I went in-depth on it, mentioning not only that I like to read but mentioned my three favorite genres, mentioned that I liked to write and attached a short creative writing sample…</p>
<p>I got another e-mail night before last, asking three more follow-up questions. One was about two of the genres, another was about being a justice on the Supreme Court (I mentioned I’m interested in constitutional law), and the third was just what I’d look for in a college roommate.</p>
<p>How does that sound to y’all? We’re all in this together, right haha. I’m really not sure how much interview affect the process, but I can’t help but feeling good about all of this…</p>
<p>Yes, we are all in this together! Hopefully the interview (if it went well) works in our favor. @theamazingemz, you sent your interviewer follow-up emails? Were they to thank him or her (idk the gender of your interviewer)?</p>
<p>He, haha. Yeah, I sent him a thank-you e-mail that night, after the interview. He responded saying that he enjoyed meeting and talking to me, and to keep him posted about my application status. Then, he sent me another e-mail asking me for my CV, apologizing for his oversight. I sent him my CV, which included what I said about my interests. Then, he sent me an e-mail asking those follow-up questions about my CV (favorite russian/dystopian lit, court cases, college roommate). I just got back from a 4-night leadership camp, which he knew about, so I’m going to respond to him tomorrow.</p>
<p>I’m sure we all did well, no worries! This time is just equal parts exciting and frustrating. aslkdjfhlasgaiwe</p>
<p>I definitely agree with you on that one I am so excited yet so scared to see what is going to happen!</p>
<p>So I was rereading my questions today to one of my friends, and I noticed I put “has” one place where I should have put “have,” because I ended up adding another example a few sentences back and forgot to change that one tense…
I’m sure nothing will hinge on that, especially because everything else I’ve said and written was fine, but still. Blargh. Oh well, nothing I can do now about it.</p>
<p>Do you guys think sending a “Thank you” card is better than just an e-mail?</p>
<p>I felt like I was sitting across Robert Del Niro as Jack in Meet the Parents during my interview, enough said.</p>
<p>Your interview has a lot to do with the person interviewing you . . The main object is to screen out applicants who definitely do not belong at Harvard . The interview is another piece of your application . There are many applicants who don’t get an interview because they don’t live near any alumni . The length of your interview has a lot to do with how many people the interviewer has to schedule .</p>