<p>That's great! I was never contacted about an interview and I don't feel like contacting a local alumnus so yeah......</p>
<p>Good to see it went well Moo! I'm glad I didn't have your interviewer, mine moved the conversation along for the most part, bringing up things from my counselor's recommendation letter and my app and allowing me to ask my questions.</p>
<p>Wait, how did the interviewer bring things up from your actual application?</p>
<p>The only real question that she asked me was, "why vassar?" at the very beginning of the conversation.</p>
<p>Well I was suprised but she asked me to elaborate on what was meant by me being first generation to go to college--immediately I tried to think where that was but then I remember that my guidance counselor felt it important to include and had written that. So I suppose they gave her an idea of my application to bring up during the interview...</p>
<p>I wrote Vassar an email about never having been contacted for an interview a few days ago and now I have an interview tomorrow morning. I'm pumped. I talked to the woman on the phone and she sounded really nice, so it shouls go great! Yay for me.</p>
<p>Good Luck! your gonna do just fine</p>
<p>I hope so!</p>
<p>ugh- i didnt request an interview and now if i dont get in im going to worry. was it because i didn't request an interview? </p>
<p>Im such a wreck.</p>
<p>don't worry about that. When i went to the open house at Vassar, I remember the Dean of Admission saying that the interview is just another way for a student to learn about Vassar, and that it does not affect the admission process.</p>
<p>What was your reason for not requesting one? It won't hurt you but it could have helped a little. Emphasis on a little. They won't hold it against you.</p>
<p>Iheartvassar- Howd the interview go!?!</p>
<p>BMK-
You keep saying that- and that is true to a certain extent. I happen to be an alumn who has, in the past, served as an officer in our local club (guess what Iheartvassar-- the ATLANTA club!). Anyway- while the admissions committee is unlikely to make a decision yea or nay based on the feedback from the alum interview (unless some interviewee does something really dangerous- like threaten the interviewer or bring a gun or something), they do listen to the feedback from the interviewer. It won't likely work against you if you didn't request an interview, but it is another way of showing interest in the school The interviewers do receive some training and do know what the school is looking for. So, Iheartvassar, I am glad you were able to have an interview, and I hope it went well. PS-- when one of you mentioned that you hadn't heard from the local club, I posted a link to the alumnae website here so that you could find the way to contact the local club to follow up. Alums are all doing this as a volunteer service to the school-- and they do want to talk to all of you who want to do so. We alums love to hear that others are charged up about the school, and are happy to answer your questions and share our experiences. By the way, please know that I am not speaking as a representative of the local club or the alumnae association-- just as another VC grad who is happy to hear of your enthusiasm.</p>
<p>jym26, do you think the fact that I visited the school twice (once for open house, once for visiting two classes) would help to overcome the fact that I didn't interview? I did have a type of interview, with the professor who is the chairperson of the music department. (it did go well) I am now also a little nervous that I didn't interview, but i guess there is nothing I can do about that. I just didn't think I had to since they said at the open house that it was for informational purposes for the student. oh well. I am just praying I get accepted!</p>
<p>BMK-
Many colleges track the number of times a prospective student has contact with the school. And often local interviews are done when a student cannot get to campus to visit. You have been there twice and showed a lot of interest. You should be fine. And assuming the music Chair sent a note to the admissions office-- that's certainly another benefit. I happened to have done a local interview even though I lived in Westchester County at the time and had visited campus, but I didn't meet with faculty or sit in on classes back then. Things are certainly different now. My s. met with faculty, sat in on classes and got a tour of the physics labs at every one of the 13 colleges we visited last year. Whew. It was a major production at every school, but it was important to him in order to make an informed decision.You don't have to do that, but he was certainly flattered when the physics and astronomy faculty invited him to lunch at one school (Williams), and the admissions officer of another school (the one he chose to apply to ED- Rice) came to his HS college fair asking for him by name. This level of visitation helped him see that he didn't want to go to schools such as Harvard, MIT or Cal Tech like he thought. He found what was important to him and what felt like a good fit. And he is extremely happy-- it was worth it. But all of you posting here sound like you have also done your homework and are pursuing the "best fit". Oh-- and by the way, don't forget to write a thank you note to the person with whom you spoke (faculty and alums). And by the way-- isn't Skinner Hall beautiful???</p>
<p>This morning was the worst morning I've had in so long, it seemed like everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, but the interview went pretty well in my opinion. She liked my enthusiasm about Vassar and all that jazz. So yeah....now I'm just waiting for my decision. w00t.</p>
<p>This wait is going to ruin me....</p>
<p>glad the interview went well. theyre easier to do when you actually care about the school</p>
<p>Hi guys- I applied Vassar EDI too, and I found this forum while I was freaking out because it's the monday before the 15th, and while I requested an interview....I was never contacted. I read all the posts about interviews you guys have made, and it sounds like everyone had similar problems. Obviously it is too late to call and set up an appointment seeing that letters go out today, so do you think this will seriously hurt me? I know that they say it's more for the student's benefit blah blah blah, but when it comes down to it, will it have much affect? I don't feel like typing out all my stats, but overall I feel I'm a pretty strong candidate...advice?
good luck this week!
-Lila</p>
<p>Hey all, I applied ED to Vassar about a month ago and I’ve been biting my nails ever since. I was just curious, and I’m sure someone probably answered this question somewhere along the way, but when do we actually hear back from (usually)? A lot of Vassar’s packets and brochures just say “mid-December,” and I called the admission’s people to get a more precise time frame and they told me, “way late in December.” All the other schools my friends are applying to ED give frighteningly exact times to find out (i.e. 7:30 PM EST on December 12th for one). Does anybody have a date they were told to expect an answer on? Thanks, and good luck everyone!</p>