<p>... yep. i just visited and interviewed. the girl was really nice, and helpful, but i almost felt like she wasn't letting me talk about myself much....</p>
<p>i think i got some good stuff in there, but i just have no way of knowing...</p>
<p>i guess i'll just have to work extremely hard on my essay</p>
<p>To be honest, you can never tell with interviews. Interviews are dates with a college. Let's put it this way-- I thought that one date went really well with one guy, and he ended up turning me down. There have also been instances where dates have (unexpectedly) turned out really well. My best advice would be not to overanalyze it and to focus on presenting different slivers of yourself to the Admissions Committee and to the Arts department. By the way, what was the name of your interviewer? I might know her.</p>
<p>Coming from an Alumni Interviewer, interviews are not terribly important. My sense is that if you generally came off as reasonably well-adjusted and intelligent kid, you're fine.</p>
<p>My D is a member of the class of 2011. She had a fantastic alumni interview. The interviewer told her she was a perfect fit for Wes and that he was going to highly recommend her. We believe that if the admissions committee has to decide between two equally qualified applicants and one had a great interview that applicant has a decided edge. The school strongly suggests applicants have an interview. Don't you think Wes Office of Admissions is telling you something?</p>
<p>Dana's Dad</p>
<p>liz- my interview sounds veryyyy similiar. i was surprised at how much the senior interviewer was talking herself, and wondered if it was normal?? i mean it's not like i didn't try to bring up conversations but she really did go on and on. hmm</p>
<p>Interviews are (a) not weighted that heavily, though definitely considered as part of understanding you as a full person and not just an applicant with numbers and (b) intended to provide you with helpful information about the school (to woo you into wanting to come to Wesleyan) just as much as they're intended to evaluate you. So... don't worry too much :) Also, the interviewers are just students themselves, and if they started talking a lot, maybe something you said was really interesting and they had something to say? I remember back at my interview, I started talking with my interviewer about Nietzsche (hehe, I felt so smart at the time. Oh, sigh) and we just got into a conversation that eventually drifted toward politics. It's just a conversation, not a rapid fire interview, and I think that's a good thing! :D</p>
<p>showtunesguy, the girl i interviewed with was jacquline. i just got a really nice note from her in the mail... but i'm assuming everyone gets one? haha, but still, a good sign!</p>
<p>The interview is mostly for you the applicant to get to talk to someone who goes/went to Wesleyan and see what they think about it. You would think they only let enthusiastic people conduct interviews, and I suppose that may be the case for Wesleyan. But when I was a senior in HS, some 4-5 years ago, I had an interview for Princeton with an alum. He basically made it sound very unappealing to me, particularly in light of how bored he personally sounded with his experience there. It made me really regret my decision to apply ED (though I later didn't get in, obviously).</p>
<p>I selected an alumni interviewer for Wesleyan and then totally never called her and they still let me in, so it's no that big of a deal.</p>
<p>sorry but you can't count on interviews. I had an amazing three hour interview for my first choice and with all other citeria being up to par, I still wasn't even waitlisted. Just do your best.</p>
<p>Agree with Dana's dad. I think the alumni interviewers at places like Wes are looking to see if you're a reasonable fit with the school. If the interview feels forced or just so-so, I don't think it hurts the application, but a very good interview might provide a tiny, tiny boost.</p>
<p>liz, everyone on here is right, though I do know that interviewers either recommend you highly or just acknowledge the fact that you'd be fine here (but not exceptional.) Not that special of me to tell you that, right?</p>