<p>Hey there! I applied to three of the schools that you mentioned, so here goes…</p>
<p>Georgetown sets you up for an interview after you submit Part I of the application. You’ll be matched with an alumni in your area and given their contact information, but you’ll have to set up the interview yourself. I don’t know how heavily they’re weighted, but they’re definitely on the evaluative side. Be sure to know how to answer
“Why Georgetown?” and “What can you bring to campus?” Consider bringing a resume so that the interviewer has an idea of your scholastic profile. </p>
<p>Northwestern actually never interviewed me although I believe the interview is again, evaluative and supposed to be added to your file. I signed up for an interview through my email and checked most days but never heard from them. I’m guessing that you should sign up for them well before the RD deadline to ensure you get a spot.</p>
<p>Brown’s interview was weird. It’s not a group interview per se, but it’s not one on one in the sense that you and your interviewer meet up to talk by yourselves. If you’re in a big city, you’ll probably be instructed to go somewhere and wait with a bunch of other applicants for one of the alumni interviewers. So there are a bunch of applicants and a bunch of interviewers, but you do get to talk to someone eventually on your own. Let’s just say that I’ve never botched a discussion so badly in my life, haha. </p>
<p>For the most part, I don’t think interviews are an integral part of the application process, but you should still be prepared. They’re a good way for someone to get to know a college better, so if you have questions about the school, ask away! If you can articulately answer why you want to go to X college as well as present yourself in a decent manner, you should be fine. </p>
<p>Best of luck, and I hope this helped!</p>