My theory on interviews

mountainhiker
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:22:53 +0000

Thanks, AleczMom!

My son had the first of his 2 off-campus interviews yesterday, in a city about an hour away from where we live. It was an extremely positive experience.

He emailed the interviewer after the interview was set up to confirm the details. The interviewer sent a nice reply, and stressed “casual conversation, casual dress.” That put his mind at ease right away, because in the Colorado mountains, no one EVER wears a tie - even to a funeral! (I still advised him not to wear jeans, but at least he knew he wasn’t expected to wear a tie!)

It was a great meeting, my son felt like he learned a lot, and my meeting with the alumni interviewer after my son’s was very informative, too.

I would hope that the interview “counted” as much as one on-campus. It certainly met our needs, and I hope it met the schools needs, too.