Importance of Interview

memphismom
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:33:43 +0000

this is from the Parents’ Forum

Interview Scheduling Solution for Busy Seniors?

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.

Quote:
The whir of helicopter blades seems to be getting louder and louder…

I just finished scheduling an interview with a student. The mother was the one that called, which I’ve 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…

“Wait…he doesn’t need to be here for this, does he?”

Has it already come to this?