So I had my CMU interview after submitting the common app ...

cptofthehouse
Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:43:34 +0000

When you send the thank you note to your interviewer, include how specific on how the interview impacted you, Also let admissions know that the interview has really made a difference to you and how, so that they know this.

I see this all of the time. Kid spends most time, energy, attention on a lottery ticket school, so that the apps are not as keenly directed at realistic choices that are still highly selective and where that great app could truly tip the scales. Seriously, at schools like HPY, and Stanford is in that group, the finesse in the apps rarely make a bit of difference, but at schools like CMU, they can.