<p>one for the child? one for us? or no need at all? thanks!</p>
<p>You do not need a notebook. </p>
<p>Other parents, in older threads, recommended taking photos of the school campus during a tour, so that you can remember which school was which once you get home.</p>
<p>For the interview itself, though, there is no need for a notebook.</p>
<p>We never brought a camera or used that feature on our phones (during the tour). We did have a notebook and left it in the car so we could write things down after we finished. Sometimes I’d forget the notebook and I just wrote things down on a Starbucks napkin… </p>
<p>My kids looked at a lot of schools and sometimes they’d blur. I also kept an envelope in the car so we wouldn’t lose AO business cards and student tour guide name/ info. It made writing Thank You notes a breeze.</p>
<p>That’s my long-winded way of saying bring a notebook but leave it the car. Not a big fan of taking photos on tour either. Good luck at the interview!</p>
<p>I can’t see how this would hurt you to take notes… the schools assume you want to remember what they tell you, right? I don’t see how it makes a difference either way.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t worry about a trivial matter like this. I have had several in-person interviews already; I brought a notebook, but didn’t write anything down. Since you’re a parent, you can take notes if you want to compare once your son/daughter gets into several schools.</p>
<p>Is there really that much more to know beyond what’s in admission materials or on the website? Probably not. Have fun and enjoy the day with your daughter. All the best.</p>
<p>I don’t think the student bringing a notebook to the tour/interview is a bad idea. Especially if he/she has a few specific questions he/she wants to ask but might forget. I think I probably took a note or two in our tours/interviews the first time around…but on a little index card holder thingy from Levenger.</p>
<p>My daughter brought a small notebook with her to the first couple of interviews, mostly because she was a little nervous and wanted to be sure not to forget questions that she wanted to ask.</p>
<p>We brought two notebooks (one for S, one for us) and left them in the car. On the drive home S would write some notes - whatever he thought about, nothing long, nothing formal. He visited 8 schools, so this helped keep some of the details straight for later. I don’t know how much he really referred to this during the process, but it got some ideas on paper and were there if he needed them later.</p>
<p>Our approach to interview was sort of like engaging in a rather casual conversation. So we didn’t need to bring notebook since… well, I don’t do that for a conversation, especially when I try to illicit a more open and forthcoming answers.</p>
<p>Because we used the same set of questions at different schools…again and again, we really didn’t have to rely on notebook anyway. Also, if I happen to forget something I heard or fail to ask something I should have, it gives me another chance to contact the interviewer or the school, which I guess can be considered as a sign of interest, unless you ask the same question again and again.</p>