Any alumni interviewers here?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Just wondering, what kind of questions do you have to answer after an interview. Would it be along the lines of:</p>

<p>How enthusiastic about Brown is the applicant?
How can he/she contribute to Brown?
…etc</p>

<p>I just had my interview not to long ago, and it was so…casual, maybe a bit too casual? I totally expected the alumni to ask me questions like “How are you unique?” or “Why is Brown your first choice?” , but instead, it was more like, “Hey, you like art? Me too!!” And though I interviewed for a little bit over an hr. , it seemed as though the alumni did most of the talking, like 75%. I asked him a lot of questions, and as an after thought, it really seemed as though I was interviewing him!! Hmm, aren’t they supposed to find out more about me?? Yea, considering that I learned more about the alumni (his kids, art classes he took, his room mate?) than he learned about me, it really makes me question what they’re trying to get after in these interviews.</p>

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<p>At the Ivy I interview for, those are exactly the questions I'm supposed to be answering! I think Brown interviews are meant to be casual, sort of allowing the applicant to "put a face on the application." Unless you were really rude, they can't hurt you. Thirty years ago, an interviewer for an Ivy school asked me what I thought of God!!!! You got off easy!</p>