<p>How important is the interview in terms of your application. I know that they highly recommend it, so does it have a big part to play in admissions? </p>
<p>Compared to similar/peer schools, yes.</p>
<p>I just realized that I missed the deadline to request for an interview… without one are my chances shot?</p>
<p>The interview is important but it is still only one of the elements to your application that Hamilton considers. Other applicants may not be as strong as you in other, even more heavily considered, elements. Your file will be considered complete without the interview, and a favorable outcome in your case is far from precluded.</p>
An interview is highly recommended, but by no means, required. After all, I didn’t interview and I got in! That being said, all of my friends did interview (whether it was on campus, off campus, skype, etc). But, it is possible to be admitted without one! I am friends with a a good number of tour guides and a few people who work in admissions, and I can assure you that Hamilton takes a very holistic approach to admissions. We, all 2,000 of us, are up on this hill in the tundra for 9 months out of the year…admissions is not just looking at test scores or GPA, but rather building a community on “the hill.” The interview is an insight into who you are as a person. If your recommendations are strong and if you really showed interest and passion for the school in your supplemental essay, then you should be fine. Best of luck!
Bit dramatic, don’t ya think? 
Besides, last I checked, Hamilton still had trees.
LOL “tundra” is a strangely affectionate term. The weather is quite horrid, but if anything, it’s a bonding expereince for students. Nothing brings people together like negative windchills!
Though not quite the Arctic, Clinton’s winter weather is suitable for the adventurous. And give the poster additional credit for not using the redundant, “frozen tundra.”
To be fair, though tundra is party defined by its permanently frozen subsoil, the surface may or may not be frozen. So “frozen tundra” may actually be a useful description.
Tundra is derived from the Russian word тундра meaning treeless mountain tract, hence, my tree quip. 
I’ve paid for lesser quips than that. Btw, interesting that “mountain” is part of the etymology.
Apparently, I just have as well. I knew you’d have something to say. 
Lol. And I’ve definitely paid for lesser quips than THAT.
In case it wasn’t clear, I meant “paid [money] for …”