Terrible Alumnus interview

Sam_Lee
Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:50:16 +0000

Alumni interview should really be an informational interview. It’s primarily FYI, not meant to assist the admission to make the decision. That’s why plenty of people got in WITHOUT it. It makes no sense that he tried so hard to gauge your interest. The adcom already know most of the RD applicants have competing schools in their mind. Otherwise, they would have been ED applicants. Even if he wrote that you did not want to go to NU on his sheet, common sense would prevent the adcom from taking such comment seriously. Nobody would pay the fees, write why NU essay, and arrange an alumni interview if he/she doesn’t have any interest in NU. Obviously, your action carries more weight than his words in this case. So don’t worry about it.

If what your described is close to what actually happened, I think the person may be one of those that get pleasure or feel powerful from giving others a hard time. After all, I can’t think of a better place where I can pick on someone and make him/her panic or feel miserable without worrying any retribution. These people are obviously not the majority but they are everywhere; while I didn’t encounter anyone like that at NU, I am sure there were some somewhere.