Contacted by alumni interviewer, but did not meet deadline?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I applied on Oct. 31st to Duke (so I of course missed the cutoff of Oct. 19th for an interview), but today I got an email from my alumni interviewer? Is this correct? I'm not complaining, but I just want to make sure that Duke just isn't making a mistake here, or there was an error with their software?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Even if you applied past the deadline, you will have an interview IF the interviewer has time. The deadline date is to give you more of a guarantee. Last year my S filed before the RD deadline but was NOT granted an interview- either an interviewer in our area was too booked or not available. The fact that S did not receive an interview did not hurt him. He still got into Duke and even received a “likely” letter.</p>

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<p>it all depends on the number of interviewers available in the area. Big cities = more alumni = more slots available so they’ll grant interviews until they run out (usually on a first come first served basis). In areas with few or no alumni, you could meet all the deadlines and still not have an interview. That’s why it’s not a required part of the application.</p>