Interview Geography ? for DanAdmiss

SWHarborfan
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:16:47 +0000

My daughter, admitted for ED1 (at Tufts) a month ago, elected not to have an interview. She was/is a very strong candidate, and we know of scenarios where the interviews did not go well (not speaking about Tufts, here, specifically), and so she felt that because she couldn’t be assured of a successful interview (that the interviewer and she would connect, find something to talk about, etc.), she did not want to chance something negative impacting a pretty impeccable application. Kind of ironic since her very congenial (excellent student and wonderful person) best friend just had an interview with a Rice alum, and the best friend said that the interviewer could not have been more lacking in social affect, interest, and warmth. The two just sort of looked at each other. I do not think that one inept interviewer will impact this girl’s application, but the best friend would have lost nothing not interviewing.