<p>supportivemom: The write-up is an online form. Interviewers are asked four questions; in general they are about the student's reason for wanting to go to Brown, intellectual depth, extracurricular activities, and an overall summary of the student's personal qualities. The write-up becomes part of the applicant's folder, so the readers and admissions reps read it. </p>
<p>Fav: Yes, if you want an interview you should call. ASAP.</p>
<p>My interview will be done online, through Skype! This is so special (and weird)...</p>
<p>Hmm I still havent recieved an email/call about a Brown interview. But I live on the west coast, so that may be why? I hear that there aren't too many Brown alumni in my area</p>
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Hmm I still havent recieved an email/call about a Brown interview. But I live on the west coast, so that may be why? I hear that there aren't too many Brown alumni in my area
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If there aren't alumni in your area, you definitely won't have an interview.</p>
<p>My son also had an unusual interview experience with an alum. When he arrived at the local coffee shop, there was a second "alum" there as well. I thought that was a little odd. The person he was scheduled to meet with also asked where else he was applying. Being the open person that he is, he shared that information and then was asked why that school in addition to Brown.</p>
<p>I have my interview today at 5PM. I'm so nervous!</p>
<p>I had my interview yesterday on the phone, and I must say, there is a tremendous advantage to having a conversation via telephone. One can have notes, statistics, and the whole shebang prepared (only a hand's length away). However, I started this process as an anti-phone applicant; face-to-face dialogues tend to be more comforting. Regardless, though, of whether your interviewer is on the phone or at some nearby caf</p>
<p>The email for the interview said the dress is "casual". Does that mean a sweater and slacks, or jeans and a polo...?</p>
<p>I think jeans are fine. I wear jeans to all of my interviews and still have excellent interviews. :P</p>
<p>Ok well anyways I have the Brown in Hollywood thing today. Anyone going to that? Is it like an interview?</p>
<p>xSteven, you are wrong -- even if there aren't alumni in your area it is still possible to arrange an interview. And there are plenty of alums who live in California.</p>
<p>Casual means you don't have to wear a skirt or a suit. Nice jeans, khakis, cords -- clean, no holes, no strange writing on your shirt, no underwear showing, etc.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry, you could still drive for 2 hours like I would've had to for Vanderbilt. :D</p>
<p>Steven: Sorry to get off topic, but I was in the same situation as vandy. they sent me an e-mail but said they di not encourage traveling long distances for an interview. I never contacted them and told them this though, you think it's bad that i just didnt communicate with them?</p>
<p>i had my brown interview today at a starbucks and felt good about it ^-^
we talked about books, running marathons and radio djing; she actually only asked me "why brown?" and what my extracurriculars were..so the whole thing was extremely low key and comfortable
it turned out my interviewer also graduated from my high school too lol.</p>
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Steven: Sorry to get off topic, but I was in the same situation as vandy. they sent me an e-mail but said they di not encourage traveling long distances for an interview. I never contacted them and told them this though, you think it's bad that i just didnt communicate with them?
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Heh, I didn't, either. I didn't respond to the email at all. I hope it doesn't hurt us!</p>
<p>I ran into my interviewer the other day while I was getting coffee on my way to my college class. he was like, "shouldn't you be in school?" haha... I never realized how small my town was. this guy almost operated on my sister too.</p>
<p>and then he was parked next to me and I had a weird moment when trying to decide who should pull out of their spot first. awkwarrrrrrd</p>
<p>I just had my interview and it was great! It was a phone interview so I was pretty nervous about how I was going to express myself but it actually went really well. Mine was only about 20 minutes long and it was questions like "what are your favorite books/movies/things to do?" and "Why Brown?" Very low stress. I got myself worked up beforehand but the interviewer was VERY nice and a recent grad. It was probably the best interview I've ever had :D</p>
<p>mine was yesterday.
there was a problem with my original interviewer...aka never contacting me.
So the head of alumni interviews called me and set something up.
it went really well. only lasted like 20 minutes. but the guy said, "well, that's all i need to know. you're perfect."
then he almost ran me over when he was leaving...</p>
<p>I just had mine today, really low key and but EXTREMELY intelligent interviewer. Probably the most relaxed, free-flowing interview I have had. He was a Nobel Prize winner so it was a little intimidating but very good overall.</p>
<p>WOW you got to have a Nobel Prize winner as your interviewer? That is awesome!</p>