im worried that my interview didnt go well today 
there were some really good parts and bad parts…
I think I came across as too academically focused, but I tried to express my interest in Duke…
the interview was about 45 minutes…i would think that i did (6.5/10)
does this hurt my chances?
my interviewer only gave me a 3/5, but I still got into Duke. I don’t it weights heavily in the admissions office tbh
@ldoc97 thank you for the reply!! how do you see what rate they gave you?
If you get admitted, you can request your admission records via FERPA.
I agree with @ldoc97. I’m an alumni interviewer. The vast majority of my ratings are a 3 or 4. I have only given a “5” a handful of times. However there are many students who are admitted with scores of 3 or 4, so don’t fret.
The alumni interview carries such little weight, I wouldn’t worry about it. The other parts of your application will have more weight.
thanks! i feel less stressed!!
@sgopal2 If I signed up for an interview but didn’t get one, is that a sign that I’m probably rejected?
@pac12bound: no this simply means that there probably weren’t enough alumni in your area to do interviews. The regional alumni admissions person who distributes the case load does not know your stats. In fact we are completely blind to your stats. So we pick the students to interview basically in the order that they apply.
It won’t hurt your chances at all if you don’t have an interview. In past years, Duke allowed students to submit an extra letter of recommendation. Not sure if they are still doing that.
Mine was an hour and fifty minutes long, I’m not sure this is an indicator of how well I did. But it definitely was more a conversation than an interview – as if she was trying to get a sense of whether I belonged at duke rather than if I have the credentials to get in. She didn’t give me any indication of how well I did though. Not really sure what to make of it honestly.
My son was admitted without interview 
I am applying RD to Duke and I was wondering if interviews are only given out to a select group of students who already have a higher chance of getting in? Or is it simply based off of whether there’s an available alumni in your area?
@keanne20: the applicants are sent to a regional alumni volunteer, who then distributes the interviews among the trained alumni in his/her particular region. The size of the region varies considerably. Here in the mid-atlantic, we often will have 2-3 regions per state. But some states like Alaska have only a handful of alumni to do the interviews. As you can imagine, we have busy lives and try to squeeze in interviews during our free time. If you apply by the priority deadline (Nov 1 for ED and Dec 20 for RD) we alumni try our best to prioritize these students first.
So if you haven’t heard yet, just sit tight. I just finished my ED interviews, and have not yet received any interviews for RD yet. But my regional director will probably be assigning students over the next week or so. The granting of interviews is purely based upon convenience and timing. Has nothing to do with the quality of your application. In fact alumni don’t get to see your objective stats, as we are blinded.
@evanescent0129 I’m not sure if you are still wondering, but as an alumni interviewer, I can say that on the handful of occasions (maybe 2 in 18 years of interviewing) when I had an interview go longer than an hour, that was a really great sign that the interview was stellar and we just lost track of time. Good luck!
@DukeShama, Oh that is so great to hear! Thank you so much for your response! With only three days left before results release, I’ll take any source of solace I can find. How much can a good interview help for decisions?
@evanescent0129 it used to be that interviews weren’t so important. But as the number of applications has risen without a lot of change to the review process, I think that the interviews have become more important as an additional way to distinguish one candidate from another. Then again, admissions folks realize that we alums are untrained and so they can only put so much weight on our opinions. But I’m betting you had a great interview. So that’s one more good thing on your record. For as much as an interview can help, it sounds like yours will.
I am applying RD. Does anyone have any advice for the interview or what to do to prepare?
i had mine for ED…just be yourself and have a practice interview with a friend or counselor. maybe bring a resume with current classes and activities to help guide the interview
I didn’t get contacted for an interview yet. Can they request interviews after the application deadline??
I haven’t received any email yet about an interview. When should I expect to hear by?
Don’t prepare too much besides thinking through a few answers to common questions (Why is your favorite book your favorite? Who would you most like to meet? Why Duke?) and deciding what you want to convey that may not be on your app already.
Also, make sure to email them and say thank you. My friend’s mom is an alumni interviewer and told me that she never gives 5s unless they email-- perhaps not standard, but it doesn’t hurt!