Dartmouth Interview Importance?

Applying to College
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<p>I recently had my interview with a Dartmouth alumni and it went perfectly. I have a 3.7 gpa and 2170 sat, so I was slightly nervous that my numbers would be the factor that got me rejected. But I definitely think I got across that i was intelligent and unique and passionate about dartmouth and learning in general, all of which the interviewer seemed to love. We just connected well, and after I was finished telling him about myself he basically spent the rest of the interview selling me the school, talking about all of the things that I would love there and how happy I would be. We had great, intelligent conversations about a wide variety of topics and he saw how interested I was in the school as many of the things he told me I had no idea about. I'm a very reactive person so he actually saw me begin to smile and get so enthusiastic about these new things he was telling me, which I definitely think helped. </p>

<p>My question is: how much emphasis do they place on the interview? If i'm correct with my impression that it went as well as it could have, how much will that help my chances?</p>

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<p>It holds a little bit of weight but not very much, since interview evaluations can be very subjective and a good percentage of the applicants never even have the chance to have an interview either because of their location or other factors. Also, interviews in general tend to be very pleasant and positive.</p>

<p>On the CollegeBoard website, interviews are listed as “considered” in terms of importance for Dartmouth:</p>

<p><a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board;

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<p>Unfortunately it matters very little. Anyone can volunteer to do alumni interviews, so the quality of them varies greatly. The reason colleges do them is to give you a chance to ask questions, and as you said, sell you on the college.</p>