<p>@Quandary: Thanks! :D</p>
<p>I hate questions like that, though… they’re so open-ended that they’re kind of hard to answer. If they were more original/eccentric, it would be so much easier…</p>
<p>@crmichi: eh, well, fair enough…</p>
<p>Exactly. A few of them I stumbled over because there were just so many things to talk about.</p>
<p>I’m so glad my interviewer didn’t read a list of questions like Quandry’s did, because I probably would have looked like a fool deciding on an answer. 90% of my interview was a simple conversation: I mentioned how I just came from a piano lesson and our discussion casually covered a wide array of topics. There were 2 or 3 times when she asked a stereotypical interview question…the one I had most trouble with was “What is the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome?”</p>
<p>From what I’ve gathered, the interview means very little. Essentially everyone has a really good interview, so basically the interview can only hurt you if you start spewing terrorist agendas or something along those lines. If you have a really good interview, it won’t be the deciding point in your application. I know a couple people who skipped their interviews and still got in.</p>
<p>Also, as for the interviews, it really depends on your interviewer. You should just practice being able to hold a conversation because some interviewers let you lead the conversation so that you can talk about what you want to talk about, and some ask you questions that are supposed to branch off into other discussions. Make sure that you convey that you’re interested in Stanford and that you don’t just talk about yourself. You have to show the interviewer that you care about going to Stanford and that you deserve/want to be there more than other applicants. Lastly, have a question or two to ask at the end!</p>
<p>Finally done with the app… profile submitted.</p>
<p>I had my interview yesterday (portland, OR)</p>
<p>It went just okay :</p>
<p>I have to go for mine on Wednesday. :[</p>
<p>Good luck, Wulfran! Make us proud :)</p>
<p>I should go in wearing a ‘Stanford REA CC Knaves, 2010’ t-shirt. XD</p>
<p>Hard torch to carry, Courtney! :P</p>
<p>Hey guys, no worries - I had my interview last week, and we spent about a third of it talking about Russian street signs. So I think it really depends.</p>
<p>(also, they’re only offering interviews in areas with a high concentration of alums - i.e. Boston, Bay Area, New York)</p>
<p>Gadgor- How wonderful! But why were you shirtless in the first place?</p>
<p>^^No interviews in the Bay Area (from what I can tell!), probably because there would just be too many prospective applicants. I wish they offered interviews here!</p>
<p>From Stanford website, interviews are available in
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<p>^Does that mean only applicants in those particular cities will receive interviews? What about applicants from neighboring cities?</p>
<p>^ If you’re in the Research Triangle, I think you have a good chance of getting one. But if you haven’t been offered one yet… then I dunno… didn’t everybody already get their invitations?</p>
<p>^^ I love how they have all the normal US cities: Philadelphia, the DMV, Minneapolis/St. Paul, NYC, Portland, Atlanta, and Denver… and then London. London is just so random. XD</p>
<p>If only they offered them in Springfield, Missouri. You think the adcoms have already started going over applications?</p>
<p>yeah they have</p>
<p>They definitely have. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve already picked out a few people they want to admit…</p>
<p>which isn’t me. lol</p>
<p>Question folks:</p>
<p>I live around the NYC area and haven’t been offered an interview yet. They have all of my stuff. Does this mean they already decided they don’t want me?</p>
<p>I think all of you guys are stressing too much over this interview shenanigans. </p>
<p>They have tons of Florida applicants but the issue with Florida applicants is that (at least in my school) students choose the East Coast over the West because of its proximity, and therefore Stanford has had a sort of personal vendetta against the smart kids at my school. That could be why we get no interview, but regardless…</p>
<p>…deep breaths my kiddies</p>