My theory on interviews

ExieMITAlum
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:21:06 +0000

Mountainhiker,

Local interviews don’t put a student at a disadvantage. In fact, local interviewers have more time to spend with a student and can do a more comprehensive report. Some of us are pretty good at drawing out those things about a student they might not think is important. and our “opinions” count as much as the staff interviews.

So either way - making a connection is a key factor. And letting the interviewer see the real kid (not just the black and white stats).

My D had her Andover interview locally due to scheduling. I wouldn’t have done that if I thought it would be a disadvantage. She was smiling and they stayed in touch during the process - something in-house Adcoms often don’t have time to do (based on their internal volume).