<p>hi. i live in southern california. im hoping i don't get an interview, because i really stink at talking. so far, ive been lucky in not getting contacted for an interview. if they dont contact me, should i just stay quiet and not request one? or is the interview absolutely necessary, necessary enough so that i should request one?</p>
<p>If you live in SoCal there should be enough alumni to interview you, so I would be more worried if someone hadn't contacted you (sorry, didn't want to scare you).</p>
<p>It seams like with the increase in applications to a lot of top schools this year, they are having problems interviewing everyone. I live a little outside the DC area and I know they've been scrambling to get everyone interviewed here. Even though there are more interviewers in very populated areas, there are also a lot more applicants.</p>