<p>We are out here in Silicon Valley. My best friend's D is applying to Harvard. She just had her interview. Apparently it was a group event? She described it as kind of a cocktail party/rush kind of thing?</p>
<p>Anyone else had group interviews? What is the goal?</p>
<p>I am in San Francisco. I'm going to be having my group interview on the evening of the 28th at 8 pm. It's at a private school near downtown. I'll definitely fill you in about it when I have it. I'm actually quite surprised that they're having a group interview, although in the same vain I'm not, as they must have many, many applicants.</p>
<p>They emailed me about a group interview but it filled really quickly so I wasn't able to sign up for it. However, they later sent me a email about having an alumni one on one interview, which I am having tomorrow. I think this is actually better :D</p>
<p>Maybe this is a Bay Area phenomenon - we have so many kids around here who are qualified to apply to Harvard that perhaps it's too tricky to do one-ones?</p>
<p>Local Harvard clubs make judgment calls about this. It might be because of the number of applicants, but my guess is, they do the cocktail party for a deliberate reason, like giving all the kids the chance to meet a variety of alumni personalities.</p>
<p>Um, it's still only one interviewer I believe.</p>
<p>Is it possible that the kids Harvard really wants are seeing one person and this is the courtesy interview for the rest? I realize that's a fairly cynical thought but even so.....</p>
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<p>My friend said that she couldn't meet any of the dates and so she was contacted by an alumni interviewer to do the interview at her house. Thus, I think it's simply a courtesy to people who cannot meet the schedule set up by the Harvard Club.</p>