Also, just received notice of an interview. Seems like 11/20 was a “wave” of interviews. For context, I live in the South
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Thanks for the clarification. it helps
I’m scared. I didn’t get an interview yet:( hoping it isn’t a bad thing. Trying to stay positive here.
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Stanford is the only school I know of that waits until the students are chosen by Admissions to start FA offers
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what’s your state and major?
My son didn’t get one either…yet. Its not over till it’s over! Maybe it’s a yes and there’s a last minute interview just waiting. 
Yeah Yale office said you’ll keep that original number you’re assigned.
So do we think that is it for interviews? DD also not had an invite
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I was trying to find if deferred candidates had interviews before their deferral or after. Does anyone know?
Both happen.
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Data point of one: the student I know had his interview prior to the release of decisions (deferred). He was not offered a second interview after the deferral. @BKSquared will know more.
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Both could happen but it is more likely the SCEA interview will occur before the SCEA decision. Personally, never interviewed a deferred candidate.
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Meaning they’re all accepted or rejected or a mix?
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are most of your interviewee’s accepted or deferred or rejected? curious
As I read through this thread, it appears from the Training Guide that only 9000 interviews are expected this year? That would be 17% of applicants (last year Yale had 52K)?? Is this correct? Is that Training Guide a good source of info on this?
This seems like a large departure from previous years – where it was the norm to get an interview – although many got in without one.
I know Yale has said that they “prioritize” interviews for whom the committee “needs more information.” I also note that the website talks about virtual interviews and how location does not largely affect interview availability. No language, e.g., about how interview decisions are made “according to availability.” Contrast with, for example, Princeton’s website that states that interview requests depend “on the availability of alumni in your area.”
Also of note: Yale’s new policy of having a senior AO take a first run-through of all apps, eliminating a big chunk deemed “unqualified” and not needing an area AO to thoroughly review the file. The podcast said that “most” are qualified, but that “a lot” are not.
From all those pieces of info, and due to the 2 week delay in interview scheduling, I am guessing that they waited until that first cut to schedule interviews. How many are cut in that first round? 40%? 25%?
I’m sure (like all other years), people will get in without an interview – but I think getting one may be news that you got past first cut?
What are people’s thoughts?
Mix. Many more rejects than accepted. Remember the school only accepts 2,200-2,300 a year.
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Oh interesting, I was thinking that interviewees would be on the edge of accept/defer
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This number comes from the AO and refers to the number of completed interview reports in recent history. I forget the numbers in the past, they may have been a bit higher before they got selective with interviews a few years ago, but not by much. The percentage of interviews has gone down as applications increased dramatically with no increases (and maybe a slight decrease) in absolute interviews.
We are given an option to interview outside of our region virtually. The vast majority of my interviews are done locally but I have done a few remote both domestically and internationally. In most cases it was for a large metropolitan area with probably fewer alumni volunteers.
You would have made the first cut. Don’t know for a fact, but I think the first cut happens pretty quickly. That is the point of it so that the first readers can spend the necessary time to read the qualifying applications. I would also guess that this is a rolling process. If the app “passes” it is immediately passed down for a first read.
I am just summarizing the final decision. I count a deferred/reject as a reject.
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