<p>So I had my Yale interview today. The interviewer asked me to talk on random subjects I was interested in such as history. 15 minutes in, he decided he heard enough and told me " this is the easiest case I've seen", that I was the strongest candidate he had seen and my acceptance at Yale was virtually guaranteed. That was rather shocking, and I wasn't sure he was even talking about the same Yale. He then told me chances are my choices will come down between Yale and Harvard and told me the pros and cons of Yale and told me Yale did not offer him all that much. I've seen far more qualified people I've known personally get deferred and I know Yale is never a guarantee for anyone. The thing is, the interviewer seemed to break quite a few accepted interview guidelines ( cursing rather often, talking about my chances, telling me other schools may have more to offer me ), and I did not personally feel my interview was spectacular. Should I take his comments optimistically or take them with a grain of salt?</p>
<p>I'd be like: "Who are you, and what have you done with my Yale Alum Interviewer?"</p>
<p>I bet he caught you off guard with his opinion. Best of luck to you. I've never heard of such an odd interview.</p>
<p>Big grain of salt. Your interviewer doesn't know what the applicant pool looks like. He only knows what the people he has interviewed look like. He probably gave you a "9", the highest rating an interviewee can receive. A "9" is to be given to interviewees who are 1 in 100 in the Yale pool. That being said, I remember getting a statistic in the newsletter they send to interviewers that said 25% (I can't remember the exact number, but I think that's close) of interviewees who get a "9" are accepted. That's because many interviewers just don't realize how competitive the Yale pool is.</p>
<p>I am a former alumni interviewer (from many years ago), and you had an oddball interviewer. At the least, it sounds like this person will give you a very strong recommendation. That's the good news. The bad news is that it is unlikely that his opinion has any real predictive value. He also sounds like someone whom Yale would be better off getting rid of as an interviewer.</p>
<p>What if he was tricking you?
I mean, that was a really odd interview...but maybe he mentioned that u could be better off at other school to see how you reacted to his comment and see how much you wanted to go to Yale. Maybe he was telling you that the chances for you to get in were high, in order to see your enthusiasm and check if you truly wanted to go there.</p>
<p>My point is, maybe he was a really clever interviewer who diguised his objective in the comments he gave to you, so you wouldn't know exactly what he was expecting you to say. Thus, he would get an honest response and could analyze in a more objective kind of way, is you really belong in Yale and if you really want to go.</p>
<p>You mentioned something about Harvard too. Did you applied to Harvard? And if so, maybe he wanted to know how much you wanted to go to Yale instead of Harvard.</p>
<p>The point is, you won't know until the March 30th. So just chill. There is not much to do right know, unless you want to take your chances and call him bakc and ask him. But then again, that's up to you.</p>
<p>Good luck, and if you do get into Yale! that would be goddam sweet!</p>
<p>grain of salt.</p>
<p>interviews do not count for much for yale...and thats only his personal opinion about your possibility for acceptance.</p>
<p>What AdmissionsAddict and eli said is definitely true. I'm sorry to say, but this interviewer doesn't know what he's talking about.</p>
<p>too many interviewers live in their own little world. If this is an older guy, then he'll probably remember the days when a Yale admission depended on the prep school that you went to. If he's more recent, he'll assume that grades and test scores are all that matter, maybe with some 'character' mixed in.</p>
<p>This guy probably will give you a great rec, but take his opinion for what it's worth - very little.</p>
<p>have you guys thought that maybe the interviewer just feels that way and the fact that he was cursing kind of means he felt comfortable around you. so im guessing you will have a good report. but seriosuly maybe he was testing your faithfulness to yale by telling u about other schools being better and if u agreed or not? oh well opinons are exactly that opinons.</p>
<p>maybe he was rejected from yale?</p>
<p>My mom interviews for Yale. The interview only has a little bearing on the admissions process, and the interviewers personally have no knowledge of the applicant's chances. My mom has seen students she loved rejected/waitlisted, and students who weren't so hot admitted. A good interview is obviously helpful, but it's not everything. Just wait until March 29th, and good luck!!!</p>
<p>Nope. I'm enjoying my freshman year in Calhoun college but thanks for the love :-). Oh and my interviewer's recommendation had a huge impact. He really went the extra mile.</p>
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<p>How could he have been rejected from Yale if he attended Yale?</p>
<p>Did you ask him if he was your Yale interviewer, or did he find you? He could've been some random imposter that took advantage of a kid looking for someone that was supposed to have a college interview for Yale....</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
<p>that wud be hilarious.</p>