I missed my interview.... are interviews important?

RichInPitt
Tue, 12 Nov 2019 02:50:16 +0000

socaldad2002:

No, it won’t hurt you. Interviews are more about keeping alums involved and donating money to the college than any “real” evaluation of the applicant.

This is very school dependent. There are schools where the interview is an evaluative portion of the admissions process and is absolutely more than a dog and pony show.

Northwestern specifically is evaluative but also optional. So missing it isn’t as important as at the 7 Ivy’s where it is Evaluative and required.

Links tend to cause issues with responses posting - Google “The Complete List of Colleges That Require Interviews” for details.