<p>Yeah, um, does not having an interview hurt my chances? I don't really have a great deal of time right now to schedule interviews and already know all I need to about the universities I'm applying to.</p>
<p>If Harvard or Rice see that I did not attempt to schedule an interview, are my chances of admittance hurt? any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! thx!!</p>
<p>I'm from houston, and the people from my school who got into Rice all had interviews. From what I know, very few people got in who did not have the interview. But since you're out-of-state, I'm not so sure how much that weighs in on your chances.</p>
<p>For Harvard, applicants don't contact Harvard to schedule an interview with Harvard. An alumni interviewer will contact you to schedule an interview. This will happen if you live in the US and an alum within reasonable driving distance can be found to talk to you.</p>
<p>If you are too busy to do the interview, frankly, Harvard probably would assume that you have something to hide and that would count against you. If no alum can be found to interview you, the lack of an interview does not count against you. It's very difficult for US applicants in remote areas and most applicants who live abroad to get interviews because of a lack of available interviewers.</p>
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I don't really have a great deal of time right now to schedule interviews and already know all I need to about the universities I'm applying to.
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You may know all YOU want, but its a 2-way street. Don't forget colleges are interested in finding out about their applicants, too ...</p>
<p>My son applied and was admitted to Rice without an interview. We live in your area of the country, but they don't seem to have the network of alumni interviewers that other schools have. The application does ask about all your sources of interest, though; try to talk with a former or current student, even if it's online.</p>
<p>After his acceptance, some very friendly Rice students called our house several times to chat about the school and answer any questions.</p>
<p>I applied at Rice without an interview, partly because of time and location (Northern Arizona)-but I have been talking to students who contacted me at home in November and a teacher who is a Rice alum. I hope not having an interview isn't hurtung my chances either!</p>
<p>I believe the interview is perhaps the 3rd most important part of the application process. #1 and #2 are Grades and test scores. But what will set you appart from the rest of the crowd? Everyone turns in the rest of the material.. essays, letters of recommendation, etc. You NEED someone to be able to put a face with those essays. As I once read in some application reading paraphrased...< how many soup kitchen experience essays can one read?> If you have a mission to get into a top flight school then that is your #1 job. Anything less and you have only yourself to blame.</p>
<p>it doesn`t hurt to schedule an interview.</p>