<p>Do parents sit in the interviews or wait outside?</p>
<p>They wait outside and they do not get info from the interviewer about what was said. If parents want to know they have to hear it from their child.</p>
<p>My daughter had both an alum interview and an admission interview
At the alum interview which was at a coffee shop , she took the bus- I didn't come along, all I asked was who it was and what she did in the area.
at the college interview- the admission office was open to look through materials and such for parents, but I went and got coffee ;)</p>
<p>For alumni interviews, my son went alone except for two which were in hard to find parts of the city. For those my husband or I waited a few blocks away, so for all intents and purposes my son went alone.
My daughter had an interview at a college and before the interview, the interviewer told me she would speak to me after the interview to see if I had any questions, so I waited in the admissions office and spoke to her after the interview.</p>
<p>It depends a lot on the school. At one admissions interview, I waited in the lounge (it was a cold, snowy day) in the admissions office and read. After meeting with my daughter for about 20 minutes, the interviewer came back and talked to the two of us together for another 15 minutes. At another school (this time it was not an admissions counselor, but a senior) the girl came back out with my daughter and introduced herself to me, but didn't really talk much. At a third school, a receptionist called her name and escorted her to and from the interview room - I never saw the person who interviewed her. For alumni interviews, my daughter drove herself since they were nearby. She ultimately chose the first school, one of the "plusses" on her list was how interested they were in us during the interview.</p>
<p>At every interview that my kids had, they were interviewed first by an admissions counselor (alone, not with me) and then counselor came out and got me and we all talked together.</p>
<p>Which schools do interviews?</p>
<p>D had an interview at Reed, we also had someone who helped us a great deal with our questions at Evergreen, generally schools that interview are private however.</p>
<p>I get the feeling that some helicopter parents might want to sit in on the interview and this might cause embarrasment/conflicts</p>
<p>Mostly private but daughter did have one at a state school... It's a good question to ask about when you are setting up a tour, "Can I have an interview with an admissions counselor?" Most websites will tell you if they are suggested, not necessary or not available. When I started the college process with my first child I didn't realize that you often have to ask for an interview.</p>
<p>During our summer college visit tour, son had requested a meeting with someone in the CS department. He didn't know who would be meeting with him until we got there. I was waiting out in the hall. Turns out he met with the head of the department who insisted that I join them. He said since the parents would be paying a lot of money for his education, we should know what we were getting. I sat at the other end of the table and kept my mouth shut (very difficult for me).</p>
<p>At another school he met with an administrator of the EECS department. After a long meeting she had me join them briefly, then she took us on a tour.</p>
<p>For his interviews locally, he drove himself.</p>