<p>I will have an interview with the associate director of admissions soon, I generally give very good interviews and have been told that I know more about the university than the admissions officer does, or it felt like they were talking to an old friend. also i have been told that i have nothing to worry about at other schools like dickinson, hobart william smith, gettysburg, and franklin marshall. But my mom thinks that I may not get in with my grades and sat scores. my gpa is a 3.0 and i have an 1890 on the sats. i have been swimming for 8 years and I have been on my high school swim team for four years, i was co-captain this year. I have a wealth of extra curricular activities and I have recently taken a leadership position in my schools mock trial club, I am currently the secretary and one of the head attorneys. Is Mount Holyoke out of my league, be honest. With a good interview would I have a chance of being waitlisted or even accepted? I would be applying regular because I was told that a more competitive poll of applicants applies early and I have a better chance for admission if I apply regular. MHC is the only women's college I am applying to, I would apply to Barnard but it really is out of my league. I have visited and toured MHC and I known the area of South Hadley/Amherst/North Hampton very well because I took a three week summer course at Amherst College and earned college credits from Amherst in Writing and Spanish.</p>
<p>I would say yes. Daughter felt that her Mt Holyoke interview went the best out of all her interviews, and felt that the interviewer was very easy to talk to. With women’s colleges, “fit” is a big thing. Interview is important in helping the student decide whether a woman’s college is a good fit for them.</p>
<p>After her interview, D was convinced MHC was the school for her. She is enjoying her first year, doing well and making great friends.</p>
<p>It is very much a self-selecting process. They are trying to impress you as much as you are trying to impress them, as women’s colleges aren’t for everybody.</p>
<p>Yes, I would agree with MADad. My daughter had the same experience with her interview- knew when it was over that MHC was her number one choice! </p>
<p>Interviewing shows that you have more than a passing interest in the school and as MADad wrote, not all young women are cut out for an all-women’s environment. Fit is everything! My daughter, too, is a “firstie” and thriving!</p>
<p>Good luck ctswimmer.</p>