<p>Does anyone have info to share on the state of interviewing in San Antonio?</p>
<p>I haven’t heard from Harvard, but have had all my other Ivy Leagues done a couple weeks ago. </p>
<p>Scratching my head as to what might be going on, hope it doesn’t indicate potentially bad direction as Harvard is my top choice should I be offered admission.</p>
<p>Thank You for your help…</p>
<p>If you know anything about Ivy interviews then you should know that getting/not getting one is a function of available volunteers in your area. Relax.</p>
<p>Thank You T26E4 for the advice… I’m probably more relaxed about things then my post conveys, but I’ll admit I’m not <em>completely</em> relaxed. I’ll keep working at it.</p>
<p>I’m probably better informed about the process then I conveyed and added some emotional content I should have held back, and the only reason I inquired was that I had received reliable info that all San Antonio-area applicants have received interviews in past years. Maybe there’s a change in interviewer capacity this year?</p>
<p>Okay, I’ll work on that relaxing… ;-)</p>
<p>I’m actually also a Harvard applicant from San Antonio. I had my interview about 2 weeks ago, and I think they might not be very organized this year.
My interviewer said he had to get his write-up in before the 20th, and a bunch of my friends got their interviews around the same time I did, so there seems to be a very short timeframe. Regardless, the interview isn’t that important and I’m pretty sure your application will be considered complete even without one.
Good luck!</p>
<p>So it’s looking like San Antonio doesn’t have the alumni capacity to interview everyone for this year.</p>
<p>I’m curious, does anyone have insight on how Harvard prioritizes who gets interviewed when applicant numbers exceed capacity of the local alumni to handle?</p>
<p>Also, discussing with my parents about how I would’ve loved the experience of a Harvard interview, especially when I believe my other interviews went well, they suggested I look into an onsite interview opportunity if that’s possible.</p>
<p>We’re not rich by any means, but my parents would find a way to pay for a trip to Cambridge if it would be helpful and positive to the process.</p>
<p>Does anyone have experience in reaching out to Harvard and offering to travel there for an interview after not receiving a local interview?</p>
<p>I’m fairly sure it’s random or just based on your applicant ID or something. It might be that there aren’t any interviewers for your area (my interviewer was from Alamo Heights, even though my school is in the Stone Oak area).</p>
<p>If you really want an interview, you should call Harvard and see what they can do. I’m not sure that they can offer you an onsite interview, since their website doesn’t say anything about that. They do say, however, that “no candidate is at a disadvantage if an interview cannot be arranged.”</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight some11no!! I live not too far from you at 1604/Bandera.</p>
<p>For me, it’s ironic that the interview I was MOST looking forward to isn’t going to occur. My other interviews went so much better than I expected they would, so I was pumped that my #1 target school would be my last interview. It felt like the others were preparing me for the BIG ONE!! LOL</p>
<p>I’m not sweating it, as my EA acceptance is Top 5, plus already accepted into the top Texas universities, some in Honors already, and six-figure merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Looking back I think I should have gone EA for Harvard, but I was being pinged by the EA school because of some STEM-related achievements and they treated me really well on a campus visit. I was anonymous to Harvard, APPARENTLY <em>still</em> am!! ;-)</p>
<p>I may call Harvard to see what’s up? But I have to think and pray about it, eat some chocolate ice cream, and then again think and pray about it…</p>
<p>Good Luck to you too, hope all works out the way you want!</p>