<p>I really really really dont want to do one. I know they say it's optional but is it really?</p>
<p>Will not doing one really hurt my app?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>same problem!</p>
<p>should i do it?!</p>
<p>what questions do they ask at a CMU interview?</p>
<p>what is a good response, when they ask "do you have any questions for me?"</p>
<p>anything else i should know?
thanks a lot!</p>
<p>I had one, it was a lot of fun. I learned a lot about the school. Don't try to think of amazing question to impress the interviewer, ask him/her about stuff you are interested in. If you have no questions, then you might as well not to an interview since they are mostly for informational purposes (as my interviewer told me).</p>
<p>my interviewer said the same thing, that it won't increase nor decrease the chance of acceptance in the beginning.</p>
<p>My son and I just returned from one of CMU's "Sleeping Bag Weekends." Here's the skinny on interviews -- straight from Mike Hall, Admissions VP, who gave this explanation when asked about interviews during a Q&A session on Sunday morning: </p>
<p>CMU strongly encourages prospective students to interview, but it is primarily for the student's benefit. So he/she can ask questions and learn more about the school. It also helps them to have an advocate (someone who has actually met them) when the admissions committee is discussing the applicant. However, the interview is worth about 5% of the admissions decision -- thus the interview would probably only count for a borderline case. Even a strong interview will not help an applicant who doesn't already have a solid background in terms of grades, test scores, recommendations, etc.</p>
<p>When we checked in for the weekend, my son discovered that his admissions interview had been scheduled for the same time as a presentation being given by the design school. (He is a prospective design major.) When he pointed that out, he was told -- by an admissions counselor -- to just skip the interview and go to the design school presentation instead, because the presentaiton was much more important. I think that puts the value of the interview in perspective.</p>
<p>I would verify the answer you got from admissions with the Design department.</p>
<p>Some CMU schools and departments have an interview seperate from the university interview. For example, a Drama Design & Production applicant can not have a university interview, but must have a Drama interview to even be considered.</p>
<p>Probably worth the phone call to the department.</p>