<p>Does everyone who submits an application for admission receive an interview? In other words, if someone receives an invitation for an interview does that mean there is a good probability that they may be admitted.</p>
<p>please search this topic - it has been asked and answered many times</p>
<p>No, an interview has little-to-no effect in terms of being admitted. It also is not offered to everyone.</p>
<p>As directed, I did a search but I am still confused? Why are “alumini information sessions” conducted after a student has already submitted his/her application. Presumably a student has weighted the strengths/weakness, good-points/bad-points, etc before they submitted their application.</p>
<p>Thank you Peter for doing your research! </p>
<p>The alums doing the “information meetings” are volunteers - some areas of the country do not have enough avaliable alums who volunteer so the “interviews” are not required. </p>
<p>The alum WILL give the admissions committee feed back on you - mostly if you have additional info to add since you filed your application, and what level of interest you show in Cornell. However, while these might sway an admissions decision, they are not very critical in the process as all candidates are not offered an information meeting.</p>
<p>I also consider the meeting a chance for the applicant to have a local contact to Cornell…if a question occurs later, or you need specific info like getting from your hometown to Ithaca.</p>
<p>Mostly, it will be a conversation. Dress neatly but school clothes. Ask questions about the school…dorms, food, travel. merits of this program vs. that… try NOT to use very generic questions - I’ve had kids ask me “Tell me about Cornell!” ungh? Know the basics to have a conversation. Like where the school is located. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about being nervous - that 's ok…but also realize the the adult across the table must love Cornell a great deal to give up their free time to meet a stranger for coffee - so don’t say rude things like “It’s in the middle of no-where” </p>
<p>Smile - and try to look and act like someone who would like to go to the alum’s beloved school and you will be fine.</p>
<p>this is from the Parents’ Forum</p>
<h2>Interview Scheduling Solution for Busy Seniors? </h2>
<p>Teege Mettille, assistant direct of admission at Lawrence University, gave me permission to share his post, below, from the National Association for College Admission listserve. I found it both amusing and scary. </p>
<p>Quote:
The whir of helicopter blades seems to be getting louder and louder
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<p>I just finished scheduling an interview with a student. The mother was the one that called, which Ive gotten used to. It sounded to me like she was forcing her son to have this interview despite his interest in doing a million other things. However, something strange happened at the end of the call. After I mentioned how excited I was to meet her student, she said </p>
<p>Wait he doesnt need to be here for this, does he?</p>
<p>Has it already come to this?</p>
<p>Just don’t be incredibly/ intentionally rude. Your interview probably would not affect admissions much at all anyways unless you really, really, really blow it and blow it hard (you honestly have to try to blow it for it to negatively affect you, and even then it probably wouldn’t be as bad as you think). The same goes for the other way around, it probably won’t help you as well except make you more knowledgeable about the school.</p>
<p>Just be yourself. The interview is no big deal. Many have been admitted without the interview (really an info session)
If you are stressing over something as minor as this, then good luck dealing with 500 person lecture classes.
chill, no stress, relax and it will all be good no matter what happens</p>
<p>Do the alum’s find out which kids they interview get offered admission?</p>
<p>yes, several days after the kids find out</p>