Do interviewers typically send follow up emails after interviewing your child? How long is average interview if it is going well?
Typically no. It can be very frustrating but, with the number of candidates you can understand how hard it is to send an email.
You cannot tell how well an interview went by length of time. 90% of it relates to how busy the interviewer is that day. Best advice is to apply early in the process when the interviewers have more time. When you get into the busy period, it is easy to be lost in the shuffle.
Also, if a school has a rolling admission…applying after the traditional deadline will give you more opportunities to have an interviewer’s attention. So if your child does not get in at the traditional deadline, the door is not closed at all schools.
I think it depends on the school. When my daughter applied last year she got a follow up email from two AOs, a book and note from another, and nothing from the fourth school. I think whatever happens in terms of feedback after the interview is only a reflection of the school’s protocol rather than the individual interviewee.
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Did she get into the schools she received a response from ?
What is the usual feedback parents get during interview, after the student portion? Will they say glowing things, criticism , etc of the student? Or no comment at all?
She got into all of the schools, including the one we never heard from again. Incidentally, that was also the only school that seemed to make little effort wooing students during our selection period. So I think the only takeaway is some admissions offices are more communicative than others
They are usual positive with the parents. With that said, there are occasionally times when they might suggest a repeat year or a different type of school.
Their goal at this point is to get an application. The additional information will be critical to their assessment of the candidate.
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My son just had an interview, the interviewer didn’t ask to talk to me. It is the school my daughter goes to and she told him, your parents probably don’t have any questions. 
. I was eavesdropping and think he did great. When done he sent a thank you email. I don’t expect to hear anything else. She did recommend he upload multi-media of some things they talked about.
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Save yourself the trouble of overanalyzing every interaction, or lack thereof, a school has with you/your child. It truly has no correlation to whether or not your child will be accepted. The only information you can rely on is the answer your child receives on March 10th. I know it’s hard, but try to find some peace in that, and focus your energy elsewhere.
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