<p>well actually that previous comment was directed to a post wayyyyback.. haha</p>
<p>I LOVE THIS THREAD. Except, it makes me realy nervous because I have my Wellesley interview in a week and I love Wellesley. I could definitely see myself being like "oh, the kids from Weston (neighboring town--I live in a town close to Wellesley) are really annoying and overly preppy and condescending" and my interviewer will just be like "... My kids go to Weston HS..."</p>
<p>When I did my Smith alumnae interview, I went to my interviewer's house and the first thing she said to me was "Relax," which was really sweet of her. It was supposed to be half an hour, but it turned into a two hour interview because we had so much to talk about. About halfway through, I spilled a ton of water on my pants and she didn't notice...</p>
<p>an interviewer called me "babe" once...
it was awk.</p>
<p>Omg, I have found the best thread ever. </p>
<p>Last week I had an interview for Stanford and it was at a local Starbucks. I opened the door and I only saw one man fitting the description (mid-40's, navy shirt) so I walked right up, trying to develop a bold/outgoing image, and held out my hand while introducing myself. He was looking at me a bit oddly, and out of nervousness (being flustered has NEVER happened to me before) I blurted, "I didn't know you were bald." </p>
<p>And then a voice behind me says, "I'm not," and I turn around to see my real interviewer.</p>
<p>I could practically see the words EPIC FAIL tattooed on my forehead.</p>
<p>lmao...great story, Isabella.:p I LOVE this thread.</p>
<p>^^ Oh goodness, I would have DIED! lol</p>
<p>During my interview with my ED school a friend of mine came up to us right in the middle of the interview and yelled "OMG I TOLD YOU NOT TO WEAR BLACK!!!!"</p>
<p>i was mortified. </p>
<p>A few minutes later another friend saw us and said that i looked good. >.></p>
<p>my interviewer must have thought i belonged to some sort of deranged fashionista clique. (honestly, i have no fashion sense).</p>
<p>omg, i think i went to the same person.
but she gave me a rather cold look instead....</p>
<p>i started flirting with my interviewer. completely unintentional. he was just so hot.</p>
<p>I was thinking about going by my middle name in college and then he said i should because you can be who you want in college.
and i go "well do i look like a [middle name]?" in a seductive voice which was, as i stated before, completely unintentional. and then i think i flashed him while i was saying it. actually im pretty sure i did.</p>
<p>but i was dying when i read tako's lukewarm. hilarious.</p>
<p>
<p>But I said: 'Sorry, I hopped off the thought train.'</p>
<p>I'm SO lucky my interviewer thought it was hilarious. Luckily, the rest of the interview went fine.
OMG I laughed so hard I cried.</p>
<p>I love this thread!!!</p>
<p>I was being interviewedf and it was going great- I was funny, "angular," and answered the questions right. Finally the interview drew to a close and my interviewer asked if I had any other questions. I asked him</p>
<p>"What do you, personally, love about St. Thomas?"</p>
<p>He replied</p>
<p>"Uh, you mean St. Olaf?"</p>
<p>i was at national portfolio day at pratt institute, and pratt was reviewing my portfolio, and some guy was reviewing me, he had a sheet to grade the review so i knew it was gonna count into the decision.so i tell him where im from and hes like " oh so you know about " and then he said some random guys name. so im like oh yeah i doo i think he had an art exhibit in pelham (town next to where i live). then he told me the guys stage name. it was heavy d. the rapper. i was SO embarassed. lol</p>
<p>but i really thought i heard the name before! lol</p>
<p>From my Grinnell interview: </p>
<p>The interviewer, who was a creepy 65+ year old man alumni with pink eye: Grinnell is very liberal. Like...it's important to experiment with drugs in college. So if Grinnell finds out, they would care. Don't worry. I mean, if they find out you're abusing drugs, then someone will speak to you. But don't worry about it otherwise...it's important to experiment.
Me: Oh....that's..great.
(What was I supposed to say to that??) </p>
<p>From my Smith interview: </p>
<p>(there are a bunch of these. they are more horrifying than awkward) </p>
<p>My Smith alum interviewer: Do you know anyone who goes to Smith?
Me: Actually, I just met a guy last week at this huge Gay Straight Alliance conference at Hofstra (local college near me) who goes to Smith. He's transgender and he led a transgender conference, which was really interesting. It's complicated because he goes to Smith, all girls school, and he's very clearly a man.
Smith interviewer: Urgh, those transgenders...it's so silly.
(a little later)
Me: His name is still legally Katelyn.
Her: Why? It only costs a few hundred dollars to change your name.
Me: Well, he doesn't have much money.
Her: BS...he goes to Smith. Those hormones he's taking cost a lot of money. Trust me...he enjoys having a female name.
Me: ........So what did you like about Smith? </p>
<p>I should have never brought it up, because then she started talking about politics, explicity expressed her dislike of Gloria Steinem, praised Sarah Palin greatly, which led to this sort of dynamic between us: </p>
<p>Her: Urgh, Gloria Steinem destroyed feminism. Women should get married and have children. It's important.
Me: ....I think it's complicated...</p>
<p>Her: People criticize Sarah Palin for her politics, but I think she's just incredible, with her family situation and all.
Me: ....I think it's complicated...</p>
<p>And then, worst of all: </p>
<p>Me: Is it easy to become involved in political activism at Smith? I'm very passionate about it.
Her: Well, why?
Me: (unsure of what to say) I think it's important to fight for what you believe in and avoid apathy--
Her: Well, why are you in your school's Gay Straight Alliance?
Me: Uh--it's something I feel very passionate about, and I really enjoy the club. We have over 30 people, it's amazing.
her: No but like, WHY are you in it?
Me: Uh--because I feel passionate about it.
Her: No, I mean...I'm not asking if you're gay, but WHY are you in it?
Me: (thinking: Oh, but you are...) Well...I'm not gay. I'm not straight either. I'm queer, and it's kind of difficult to explain. I'm essentially bisexual but I believe there are more than two genders...(SO AWKWARD)
Her: You know, I think my generation has confused you guys so much. (ASDHASDJHSADJKA!!!)
(a few moments later) Marriage is between a woman and a man. The gays can have civil unions and have the same rights, but you just can't change marriage! It's as simple as that.
Me: ....I think it's complicated...</p>
<p>It was the most awkward experience...of my life.</p>
<p>That person should not be an alum interviewer!</p>
<p>aww I have no interview experiences to share...I was accepted to my ED school and the alumni organization in my area was inactive so I didn't get to interview. I guess I'll have to wait another 3-4 yrs to share some awkward moments haha :).</p>
<p>^ omg emmylouu wow i would have called smith and told them about that interviewer...completely inappropriate.
but yea awkward...dont wanna offend the person but have to sit there and get offended</p>
<p>i had one today...not as bad as others
but my interviewer would not stop asking me where i applied to...and when I answered just two other colleges at the moment he didnt believe me and then started saying how those schools essentially "fail"
he never asked why i wanted to apply...just asked for my standardized testing scores...and then asked. "WHY IS THIS ONE SO LOW?"
he concluded by saying over and over, yea its a great school for bright people (also implying that im dumb) IF you're LUCKY enough to get in
er...okay?</p>
<p>Well I've felt really good in other interviews except my early one. It was Johns Hopkins and I think I asked the ultimate wrong question: is the rumor true? is it really cutthroat? </p>
<p>Needless to say, the interviewer didn't really appreciate it :/</p>
<p>haha, I love this thread</p>
<p>This thread has got to be the best thread ever.</p>
<p>"So, have you visited the university"</p>
<p>"No, well yeah no"</p>
<p>"Err..which is it"</p>
<p>"That would be a no"</p>
<p>"Why?"</p>