<p>I just had my interview, and it was an extremely pleasurable experience. The alumnus was doing back-to-back interviews, but he paid attention to me, and made me feel very comfortable throughout the process. In addition, he did a great job selling the school to me (as if I weren’t sold already!) and he really did seem to love his school and everything there. =)</p>
<p>fireandrain, I dont know if this has been clarified but the guy who said he got an email interview, I think he was an international applicant and they didnt have enough alums in his/her area. That’s what happened to me, the interview paper was from Brown itself, the representative responsible for my region.</p>
<p>To be honest, I was a little disappointed because it was like just another supplement. I love Brown and would have rather they interview me so I can ask questions about life at Brown. That said, it didnt paint a bad picture of Brown for me. I was just slightly disappointed is all, particularly because a friend of mine living 10 mins away was interviewed last yr. I guess that alum had to stop volunteering,</p>
<p>@gapyearstudent:
Yep, me, too…international + email interview + feeling totally uncomfortable about it…</p>
<p>@fireandrain:
(guess you read this a lot, but thanks for the thread…huge help!)
I an international student who received an email interview due Feb 3rd…I know you’re pretty ****ed about it (well it’s weird for me, I confess). But I was wondering how I should answer them…I mean, like gapyearstudent said, it’s just like another supplement, and if you answer them on paper, it feels indeed like the Brown supplement to the Common App: why Brown/academic choices/ECs. (Though this was asked before but) should I write it the way I talk, like sort of informal? Or should I sound more like a written essay or statement? But I just don’t see the point in the latter, cause I think I already present my written answers as well as I can on my online app so there’s no way I could come up with another way of writing the same thing all over again.
Also it was not supposed to exceed two pages, which means I can’t really extend my experiences or show perspective thinking…any idea on how I could present it more appealing with so limited words?</p>
<p>laura – I really don’t know what advice to give you. I don’t understand the purpose of an email interview.</p>
<p>hey just had my interview today! it was amazing. the lady was so nice. she definatly knows a lot about brown which helped me a lot. thanks everone for the advice given in the forum. she even gave me a card if i had any additional questions! i was really impressed by the professional way brown conducted their interviews. thanks again! and good luck to those who are going to have an interview with brown! :)</p>
<p>@fireandrain : Would you rather they didn’t interview at all? I’m surious about this, because it didn’t feel like the paper interview accomplished much, if at all.</p>
<p>@fireandrain: I know this isn’t exactly a question about interviews, but you seem to understand the admission process pretty well. I’m interning in the constituency office of my local Member of Parliament (UK) in my gap year. If I get him to write a reference for me, how would Brown consider that?</p>
<p>Hey I just had my interview yesterday and it went great. Just popped in to ask how long after the interview should I send a thank you note? The day after? A week or so after?</p>
<p>No Interview yet.</p>
<p>My daughter hasn’t received any interview contact. She called admissions yesterday and was directed to leave a message on a voice mail. Any other applicants not contacted as yet?</p>
<p>Moxess, I had my interview this afternoon (it was so lovely!) and I just sent my thank you e-mail about five minutes ago! There isn’t any rule but I think that sooner is better :]</p>
<p>parental unit (and everyone else who hasn’t been contacted yet): It looks very possible that some applicants will not be interviewed this year. We’ve run out of alumni volunteers in some areas. The 20% increase in applications overwhelmed the system. If your daughter is not interviewed it will not be viewed negatively by Admissions. </p>
<p>gyyy2807: It is OK to submit supplemental recommendations, but only if they add to the file. If this politician knows you well, and can write a substantive recommendation, then it’s fine If you rarely interact with him, forget it. Brown will not be impressed with who this person is – they would consider a recommendation from him the same way they would a recommendation from the manager of a fast food restaurant you worked at.</p>
<p>Had my interview today, and it was great! The guy was really comfortable to talk to and he was definitely enthusiastic about Brown. :)</p>
<p>parental unit (and everyone else who hasn’t been contacted yet): It looks very possible that some applicants will not be interviewed this year. We’ve run out of alumni volunteers in some areas. The 20% increase in applications overwhelmed the system. If your daughter is not interviewed it will not be viewed negatively by Admissions. </p>
<p>gyyy2807: It is OK to submit supplemental recommendations, but only if they add to the file. If this politician knows you well, and can write a substantive recommendation, then it’s fine If you rarely interact with him, forget it. Brown will not be impressed with who this person is – they would consider a recommendation from him the same way they would a recommendation from the manager of a fast food restaurant you worked at.</p>
<p>Ok thanks fireandrain :)</p>
<p>I had my interview a week ago and was so very disappointed :(. </p>
<p>I was scheduled a skype interview since I’m an international student. However (I guess due to the far distance), the skype line kept dropping… so my interviewer had to call my home phone. The connection didn’t get any better at all: I couldn’t hear half of what he asked and I don’t think he could hear me much either. We managed to finish the basic questions (why brown, ECs, etc. - which went pretty well ^^v) and gave up after 20~25 min. Didn’t have a chance to talk about anything else. Boo. ;(</p>
<p>Well, at least my interviewer sounded like a really nice person. He also understood that the connection was “aggravating” – we couldn’t help it. Maybe this is why the interviews don’t weight a lot… technical problems happen :P.</p>
<p>@devlos: sorry to hear about your interview experience!</p>
<p>I just had my Brown interview today, which I think went smoothly. It was low-key and casual, we just sat outside Starbucks under the gorgeous Sunday afternoon sky. 
My interviewer started off by telling me that this was mostly a supplement to my application (to soothe my nerves, i suppose ^^) and is more to inform me about Brown than anything. </p>
<p>I found that we had several common interests, and her career paths are actually the ones I am considering! So it was interesting hearing about my dream jobs from someone who’s actually doing them. It seems awesome. :] It was also fascinating to hear about her anecdotes and experiences at Brown. Heheh, she kept asking me if I had “any more questions?”, so I just kept dishing them out, one after another. I think I asked more questions than she asked me ! XD (I mostly asked about her experiences at brown, what her fave memory was, any notable professors she had, why she did this or that when she was there, etc.)</p>
<p>…now I hope to attend Brown even more. <3 </p>
<p>Anyway, I hope everyone else’s interviews go smoothly as well !</p>
<p>Had my interview today. It was slightly awkward because it was through the phone and I love to talk with my hands, so I felt like I might have sounded slightly rehearsed (we were supposed to meet up at Starbucks, but the 30 inches of snow prevented us), but definitely not as nerve-wracking as I thought. He only asked me “Why Brown” and that’s about it. Wish it could have been in person, it would have been more powerful, but I’m not complaining.</p>
<p>thx for the info, very very helpful</p>
<p>Did they do a phone interview due to location (far from interviewer)?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for all your information! My interview is tomorrow and I was just slightly freaking out. My question to current or past Brown students, alumni interviewers, or I guess really anyone, is: Does it come out shallow if I ask about the weather, kinds of clothing, and feeling at home at Brown? I live in the Southwest, so I’m not really accustomed to an actual “winter”, so I feel like that is important for me.</p>