<p>I just got a letter saying I get the chance to interview with Harvard, and I'm pretty excited about it! So, I have two questions:</p>
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<li><p>Did they actually review my application a little bit, and were interested? Or was it completely random? In other words, should I take this as a good sign or does it really not mean anything at all?</p></li>
<li><p>What advice could you give me about college interviews?</p></li>
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<li><p>I think they probably reviewed your application (liked it) and want to know a little more about you. They wouldn’t schedule an interview with someone that isn’t a potential applicant.</p></li>
<li><p>Be open, don’t be too nervous, relax! think about what you are going to say before you actually say it and be yourself.</p></li>
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<p>all right. thank you very much :). but, i’m still a little worried. i don’t really know what to expect at all. what kinds of questions do they ask? and what can i do to prepare for this?</p>
<p>Yaliegirl is incorrect. Your application was rec’d and deemed complete. Then your contact info is sent to the local alum club to set up an interview. There has been no evaluation of your relative chances. You could be a 100% shoo-in or a zero chancer. Harvard’s goal is to interview everyone</p>
<p>I am also getting my interview soon. What type of questions do they ask besides the why harvard, strengths and weaknesses?</p>
<p>T26 is right: once your file was complete, they sent your name (and the name of every other applicant from your area) to your local Harvard Club.</p>
<p>@rd: It’s very hard to predict what an interviewer will ask. The interview process is very decentralized, and hundreds upon hundreds of alumni conduct interviews. Bring a resume with you; the interviewer will know rather little about you. Expect to talk about the things that you’ve spent a lot of your time on, but look for a chance to expand on what you’ve told Harvard in your application. What Harvard hopes (and good interviewers hope to facilitate) is that the interview will enable the AdComm to learn something about you that they wouldn’t know just from the application you already sent them.</p>
<p>This means nothing at all. I just scheduled my interview as well. You got an interview only because there are alumni in your area.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks Sikorsky! I was thinking that it was probably going to be like that.</p>
<p>Alumni interviews are offered to all who apply if an alum is available in the area. Absolutely any alum can sign up to interview and they receive little guidance, so they can ask anything they want. These “interviews” are designed to answer your questions as opposed to giving the college much insight into the applicant.</p>