College of Arts and Sciences Interviews?

<p>I just got called for an interview for the CAS. I'm excited, but I didn't think the CAS did interviews? Anyone have any advice or tips?</p>

<p>no worries...the CAS interviews are really chill. dress nice, come in a good mood, have a few casual questions about cornell and you'll do just fine. you'll probably really enjoy your interview...i thought mine was really interesting and i learned some cool things about cornell. but really its nothin to stress over!</p>

<p>Hi...im new to CC...but very interested in Cornell! Are interviews mandatory for admittance? I thought it was only required for Hotel Management. Do you recommend getting an interview? I am thinking about either applying to the College of Arts and Sciences OR the College of Human Ecology.</p>

<p>You mean mandatory for admissions? Obviously it would be very stupid to reject an interview. That does not make you look good.</p>

<p>No, i meant is it part of the application? Does everybody have to do one?</p>

<p>Nope, everyone doesn't do one; i didn't do one and it didn't seem to hurt my application. I was never offered one, if i was then i guess i would've had to go.</p>

<p>I got an interview over the phone and a friend of mine got one in person. We both live in the same town, but the interviewer who contacted me lives in a town 100+ miles away while my friend got somebody who lives in our town. Not exactly fair, and this probably speaks to amount of weight they put on interviews: very little.</p>

<p>cornell interviews are more for the applicant than the admission officers. i think theyre less formal than ones the other ivies conduct.</p>

<p>when i didnt get an interview, i was concerned so i called admissions and tried to request one and the lady clearly stated that it was just an "Alumni Contact" offered to roughly 60% of applicants and it had no effect on admissions
im pretty sure they just have it to tell you more about the school and make sure you aren't socially retarded</p>

<p>i got accepted to CAS even though i had no 'alumni contact'</p>