Importance of Interview

bluedog
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:09:56 +0000

For the majority of applicants, the interview will not dramatically increase or decrease the applicant’s acceptance chances. However, the interview is evaluative, and can definitely tip the scale if somebody’s on the bubble. Likewise, if the interviewer gives an exceptionally positive evaluation (as in saying top 3% of all applicants) or extremely negative, it can change the admissions decision. So, to reiterate, for the majority it won’t make a significant difference, but it is part of the application process and the admissions committee does take it into consideration, so do your best. Saying that it never makes a difference is simply not true. But, on the other hand, don’t freak out if it didn’t go perfectly.