<p>I just finished my interview about an hour ago, and I’m… not too pleased with the way things went. In the beginning it went fine, we hit a common ground with music, talking about my experiences in my school’s music program. Then it was basically me pushing the conversation; I asked more questions than she asked me. I think it went fine until the half-hour mark, when she started acting a bit bored and raised her eyebrows at some statements I made. I choked a little and produced some word vomit, which made its way into practically every answer I made after that. By the end I stopped talking (after an hour and a half) there was a sustained silence for about 5 seconds and then she said “well. I think we’re done! anything else you’d like to add?” And I basically re-iterated why I wanted to go to Tufts, and by then I remembered I used some pretty stupid analogies in my explanations… </p>
<p>This was my first, last, and only interview I’d ever had. What worries me so much is that she took 2 1/2 sheets of notes; I noticed some “buts” (I’m probably being too self-conscious here) but overall I don’t think I impressed her very much. Normally I’m not like that around my peers or teachers, and my English teacher informed me that she wanted to elaborate my contribution to discussion in the classroom. Can an interview negatively affect the admission officer’s view? I have a feeling that her report and my teacher’s recommendation will sound contradictory.</p>