<p>the interviewer wants my D to bring her parents and asked for separate scores of the ACT and SAT . It’s not a little weird? she went to 4 interviews already and none of them asked for scores and definetly not for a parent! what do you think?</p>
<p>That does sound a little bit out of protocol.</p>
<p>I’m assuming that the interview is taking place off campus. I believe that alumni interviews are organized through the Alumni Schools Committee, and I might try contacting them just to double-check on this “protocol.”</p>
<p><a href=“https://asc.uchicago.edu/contact.php[/url]”>https://asc.uchicago.edu/contact.php</a></p>
<p>I bring this up because my mom does interviews for her alma mater, and although her alma mater is not Chicago, it’s a school that, like Chicago has a very large (in her school’s case, it’s much larger) and talented applicant pool. She is explicitly told NOT to request any kind of numerical data, and it’s superfluous, anyway, as the admissions office has all the information on the applicant it needs. The interviewer does not need to see that.</p>
<p>When I interviewed for Harvard, my interviewer requested that I bring scores with. While that’s obviously not Chicago, she mainly used it as an opportunity to talk about different strengths and weaknesses without the full-blown bringing of a transcript- basically she just used them as a springboard for conversation. So, I’d have your daughter be prepared to talk about them just a little bit, if indeed they are using it for this purpose. I’ve never heard of parents being invited, though- is it at the person’s home, or are they male? They may just be requesting your presence to avoid any potential discomfort of asking your daughter to be alone with them in a private situation 
Anyway, I’ve never heard of the admissions office requesting that parents be present or to bring scores, so it’s not something they’re requesting. My guess is that it’s just the interviewer asking for a springboard for conversation, and to make sure you guys are all comfortable with the interview situation- definitely not something that will have a bearing on the interview report.</p>
<p>This sounds quite odd, particularly with Chicago’s position that test scores are only considered and are not listed as important. This has to be the interviewer’s own approach, not any type of Chicago policy.</p>