<p>I visited Rhodes back in March, and it is definitely a college high up on my college list. :)</p>
<p>My only question is... I haven't seen anything on the website about interviewing! (Also, Naviance doesn't say anything about it being recommended) I wasn't really thinking about the whole interviewing thing when I visited, so I forgot to ask. Before I call the admissions office and make a fool of myself when they say "Oh, we don't offer interviews." I figured I would come here!</p>
<p>If you interviewed-- did you interview on campus, via skype, or with a traveling representative?! </p>
<p>I would like to bump this. My D is a junior in HS. Rhodes looks like a great fit on paper but she may not be able to visit because of proximity. How important are interviews from Rhodes admissions’ perspective? Any answer to the alternative approaches…representative? skype? I think interviews are also a great way to sell the school to the student.</p>
<p>My daughter did not interview at Rhodes—she is a freshman there now. If you look at the freshman profile for the most recently admitted Rhodes class (on their website), I think you can get a pretty realisitic perspective of how likely you are to be admitted. Rhodes is a very fine school, but like many smaller liberal arts colleges it is not super competitive to get into (I think they admitted 42% of students last year, versus less than 10% for some of the Ivy’s and similar.) I think for schools like the Ivy’s they do turn away a lot of kids who are on paper well qualified to succeed there, and maybe an interviwe really does matter–helps a person standout from the crowd. For schools like Rhodes, I just don’t seeing them denying admission to a student who fits their profile becasue they did not interview. It can’t hurt to interview I suppose, but I don’t see a big benefit. Having said all of this, I would definitely encourage you to visit the campus–you may want to wait until your daughter is admitted, but you should definitely visit. I think you and she will be favorably impressed.</p>
<p>Hi, I am an Assistant Director of Admission at Rhodes and we do offer interviews. It is very important to us to get to know each candidate for admission into the school. An interview is a great and easy way to have one-on-one time with you counselor so they can get to know you. We do not require that you have an interview but definitely suggest that you pursue one. The easiest way to have an interview is with an Admission Counselor on campus during your visit. But we also offer them while we are out on the road visiting high schools. I recommend that you email your counselor and see if they will be in your area and request an interview if you are unable to visit campus again.</p>
<p>hey. shraderd. Glad you are posting. If you are who I think you are, I’ve heard your name. I think you graduated with my daughter. I’ve been a frequent poster about Rhodes since 2006 or so, and I’ll be happy to turn those resposnsibilities over to you and lynxinsider. Y’all bring a level of intimate knowledge I simply can’t match. Again, glad y’all are here. ;)</p>
<p>yes…but curm…you have the “credibility with parents” factor…hard to replace. That factor is–successful launch of smart kid to nice school…has positive experience and happily graduates in 4 years to go on to graduate school of choice. There are not a lot of these stories on CC despite all the reported genius-well-rounded-near-perfect high school students being launched by parents…thanks for all the input about Rhodes…your views are a big reason why it is on our short list and we hope to visit.</p>
I’ve been a frequent poster about Rhodes since 2006 or so, and I’ll be happy to turn those resposnsibilities over to you and lynxinsider. Y’all bring a level of intimate knowledge I simply can’t match. Again, glad y’all are here. ;)</p>