<p>Can anyone explain to me how Cornell's alumni interviews work? I received one for RD, even though I did not apply to School of Hospitality (I thought only they get an interview).</p>
<p>Anyways, it's cool; I'm so excited!</p>
<p>Anyone can get called for an alumni interview, it's informal you shouldn't have anything to worry about.</p>
<p>Interviews are "informational" as opposed to "evaluative."</p>
<p>They do not affect your chance of admission, other than showing you are actually interested in Cornell (as opposed to having it as your Yale "safety," for example) and capable of being a pleasent person.</p>
<p>The only way not to do well is to curse at your interviewer, make racist slurs, destroy the interviewers home, talk about how you hate Cornell and you're only applying if your mother makes you, etc.</p>
<p>The interviewer writes a little blurb on you and sends it to Cornell. As long as it doesn't say "this kid is an a-hole," it won't affect your admissions chances.</p>
<p>It's pretty simple. It is basically there to help you. Can't really hurt much.</p>
<p>I applied to CALS so it wasn't required.</p>
<p>From what I have read, the interview is used for your info...
However, my interviewer asked me a bunch of questions, nothing hard. Favorite activity? Favorite subject? Why did you choose your major?
Good Luck!</p>
<p>Ah, I see; thanks a lot guys for the help!</p>
<p>are interviews normally held in the home of the alumni?</p>
<p>nope, some interviews can be held at coffeeshops (Starbucks, Panera's), libraries, ur school, etc.</p>
<p>Sorry, this is digressing from the actual topic but I have a quick question about Cornell (and other schools of the same caliber):</p>
<p>Schools (like Cornell, JHU, etc.) have a slightly higher acceptance rate than the super-selective schools, like Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, etc. Are they more prone to accept slightly weaker SAT scores (about 1400)? I'm under the impression that applicants who are slightly weaker in stats are admitted in hopes of them matriculating, since schools like Cornell, etc. are such great schools and no one can resist them.</p>
<p>I was a little vague on that question, but feel free to ask me to clarify.</p>
<p>How do interviews even work at Cornell? Will a local alumnas contact me or do I have to contact Cornell somehow? When would I find out about my interview?</p>
<p>You should get contacted by a local alumnus. Then again, you may not. I never received an interview even after I contacted them and they promised to give me one.</p>
<p>Krabble: All the schools are prone to accept slightly lower SAT scores like 1400 if other parts of your application are strong, so focus on that. I would only say that Cornell is more prone to accept more applicants overall because it's a bigger school.</p>
<p>krabble, why not just start a new thread?</p>
<p>Yeah, sorry about virtually hijacking this thread. In case anyone wants to start reading the new thread I made, here's the link:</p>