<p>Is this intended to be some sort of interview or is it informal?</p>
<p>It is an informal meeting, not interview. However, the Alumni will report his/her thought to the Admission Office. So who knows what that means. Don’t have a high hope that the meeting imply anything. Still have to prepare for it, and show your interest.</p>
<p>Is there a specific date that applicants must be contacted by if they are receiving an interview?</p>
<p>Not sure about it. However, since there are so many applicants (even not everyone get a meeting invitation), it may take some time. It also depend on the number of participated alumnus in your region</p>
<p>My D applied before Dec 1. Just got an invitation yesterday.</p>
<p>I received an email on Sunday. She offered to meet on Saturday. I replied that I’d love to meet, that it was a “possibility” (i have regional choir rehearsals on saturdays), and asked what times she was considering. She still hasn’t replied to me…</p>
<p>I know that these people have lives and that it may very well just be my nerves… but i still can’t help but feel anxious about it!!! Should I send her a text, or would that be bothersome?</p>
<p>Don’t text her. These people have jobs and families and lives, and will reply to your email when they can. If you replied to her email last Sunday, and you don’t receive a response by tomorrow at noon or so, you can probably send another email mentioning what time on Saturday you are free.</p>
<p>@purpleacorn
that’s exactly what my friend (currently a freshman at Cornell) told me to do! I just wasn’t sure, because a teacher then advised me to be more assertive… I would feel way too awkward doing that anyway. thank you!</p>
<p>Thanks. I’m definitely going then. It may not count too much but it’s still good to show interest especially if its somehow reported to the Adcoms. I wish i could of visited campus but it costs too much to drive there so this would be a great opportunity to get some questions answered.</p>
<p>Good luck to all applicants!</p>
<p>yea I replied last night, no reply back yet
this is the second time lol the other college interview, I emailed them like 5 days ago and still got no reply yet</p>
<p>Jw do we have to do something to make ourselves eligible for this “interview” or do they just contact us on their own?
Sent from my XT897 using CC</p>
<p>No. They will contact you if you are selected.
See here [Are</a> interviews required? | Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.cornell.edu/node/426]Are”>http://admissions.cornell.edu/node/426) .</p>
<p>I do some interviewing for CAAAN. It’s not meant to be a high-stress thing. Usually just a chat so that I can get some sense of what the applicant is about and, more importantly, they can get a sense of what life is like at Cornell.</p>
<p>And, keep in mind, we all have jobs and families to attend to. If it’s a week where I’m on vacation or if I’m on call multiple times, I may not check my email for a few days. In that situation, it’s not inappropriate to send a second email or to give me a call.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information norcalguy.</p>
<p>My daughter was interviewed by Cornell Alumini last week. She prepared for standard Qs. But what a surprise when she went in there, the lady was asking about SAT scores, GPA, awards and such. She constantly talking about her daughter attending Yale. When my daughter’s turn came to ask questions, she said she has another appointment. She said I have to write 1500 words about the interview. I will write good about you. I am worried. She may show prejudice.</p>
<p>whoa bujamma that sounds awful</p>
<p>I just had my meeting on Thursday. My “interviewer” didn’t ask me anything about grades or school really, we just talked about Cornell and how I became interested in the major that I applied for (Biologial Sciences). I was with her for about an hour, I would suggest to whoever hasn’t had their information session/interview yet to be prepared with a few questions, though in my case, I didn’t really use them, but just in case. I found the meeting pretty interesting, as the “interviewer” and I have similar interests.</p>
<p>That is what I thought too. This is the first interview for my daughter. She is very disappointed. I feel like reporting to Cornell to eliminate this person. If she doesn’t have interest in doing, she should stay away. why wasting everyone’s time?</p>
<p>ahh help! I was e-mailed by an alumni for an interview about a week ago. I promptly replied back to him but he hasn’t responded back in like 5 days. What should I do? Would it sound too pushy to send him another e-mail?</p>
<p>i think that a politely worded re email is correct. could be that it hit their spam folder also.
i assume that you checked your own spam</p>
<p>ps i think most would agree to do a follow up thank you email after the interview when the time comes…good luck</p>