<p>Today I had a message on my answering machine from a local Cornell alumnus. She sounded very friendly and said that she had been contacted by admissions to meet with me. I called her back and she was extremely personable- I'm meeting with her next Wednesday. I'm applying to CALS AnSci... I did not ask her from what program she graduated as I want to save all the questions and such for when I meet with her.</p>
<p>Has this happened to anyone else? Is this standard? I was under the impression that most of the CU schools did not do interviews of any sort, except for Hotel.</p>
<p>Yep, had mine. It is supposedly not used in the admissions process for our school, according to the website, although my interviewer did say he was sending in a letter. They are generally informal and more for informational purposes. Good luck.</p>
<p>i had the interview at starbucks for cals. and well, it was more informational. if u have any ques and all, u ask them and they answer. my interviewer said she was going to send a letter, but i hear it isnt used in the admissions process as much. i found my interview very informal...there were also moments of silence, which was odd. i wasnt really even ready for the interview. she asked me stuff like what i wanted major in and why, and work i've done in relation to it, and stuff of that personal calibre. nothing like i hear from my other friends who were asked "what would they bring with them, when stranded on an island". hope this helped
GL</p>
<p>Yeah, its not evaluative; as long as your not a prick, it wont hurt you. It won't help you unless your interviewer tells the college some critical piece of info about you that you ommited from your app. It is good for a. answering questions, and b. your demonstrated interest points w/ the college. Having more examples of interest than another student won't help you, but colleges do waitlist/defer/reject qualified students who dont visit campus, etc., since thats a flashing red light to the school that they are being considered a safety.</p>