I recently found a post on Quora in which a Stanford interviewer states that getting an interview means that an applicant is under “serious consideration.” I am from a small town in the northeast and was recently contacted for a Stanford interview. Is this a good sign, or am I simply grasping at straws?
For the most of part, college admission interviews have insignifant positive effects.
However, it can negatively affect you, so no you are not grasping at straws but it is unlikely that they have particular interest in you…but yet I know nothing about you so I could be wrong.
Good luck in your interview!
From everything I have heard the interview doesn’t mean much in whether or not you are admitted. Keep in mind the interviewers are volunteer alums with no particular training in making admissions decisions. They do not have any knowledge about the other applicants and are not in a position to evaluate you in comparison to the applicant pool. I don’t think there is any need to prepare for the interview. It is not like a job interview. It is as much for your benefit as anything else.
I agree with paul. The only real effect would be on the negative side if the interviewer was disturbed by something said in the interview.
It means you are lucky enough to live a geographic area where Stanford is interviewing. Many candidates will not have that opportunity, just because of where they live.
@QuestioningAll Its a good sign… I found this article very insightful for college interviews… Hope it helps you.
https://blog.mentr.io/college-interviews-the-dos-and-don-ts-bbd888fc10c7
Interesting question. My daughter just received an email asking to set up an interview. I was excited and she said, “Oh, they interview everyone.” Surely, that can’t be true. She is a very competitive applicant on paper.
@luckymama64 your daughter is correct. They try to interview as many people as possible, but it is not determined by your competitiveness. The alumni organizations don’t have access to any applicant info besides name, high school and possibly intended major. They assign interviews based on how many alumni your area has- if you get one, it means there was enough availability to offer you one. That is all.
It means you got an interview, no more, no less. Anyone serious about a tippy top needs to stay rational.
It does not really mean anything. They interview the vast majority of applicants
It doesn’t mean that much. One classmate at my school got accepted REA to Stanford without being asked for an interview.
To future lurkers: I was accepted to Stanford. I’m sure that getting an interview request had nothing to do with it, however.
@QuestioningAll loool I was trynna figure it out how it worked out. Congrats!!