<p>My interviewer called me the other day… and unfortunately, he seems like an extremely busy person. I have the impression that he isn’t interested in interviewing me at all. </p>
<p>How important is this interview? Not a determining factor, right?</p>
<p>I'm sure if he called you, and signed up to be part of the interview alum, then he wants to do it. Just find a schedule that works for both of you. OUt of all the Ivies, I think Penn is most considered about your demonstrated interest in their school, and blowing off the interview is definitely not a good impression.</p>
<p>"The only time you should turn down a request for an interview is if you have absolutely no desire to go to that school."</p>
<p>That's what WhartonAdvisor said in my post regarding interview. Definitely take the interview--if you want to go!</p>
<p>My interviewer hasn't responded to my messages.. It's been like 2-3 days.</p>
<p>I didn't even have an interview so it aint all that important</p>
<p>This is getting worse..I'm not being sensitive or anything, but I my interviewer is extremely arrogant. I'm kinda getting worried. I talked to him twice and both times, he just hung up abruptly. This is the last thing he said "For the address, just go to the website and find it yourself <em>hangs up</em>"
He also got angry at me because my cell phone's voicemail was deactivated...</p>
<p>Are you sure my interviewer signed up to do this?</p>
<p>i had a 5 min phone interview with a Columbia alum while he sounded like he was eating.He told me he had 200+ interviews to do and told me to hurry up with my answers.!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I just had my interview yesterday. It went great...at least that's what I hope the interviewer will think. As for the importance, I don't necessarily think you'll be rejected if you don't have an interview, but it'll help you out more in the admissions process.</p>
<p>This is the last thing he said "For the address, just go to the website and find it yourself <em>hangs up</em>"
He also got angry at me because my cell phone's voicemail was deactivated...</p>
<p>You've already spoken to him twice? You called him to ask what the school's address was? And you gave him a phone number where he couldn't leave you a message?</p>
<p>I'm a Penn alum. who just signed up to do interviews for the school. I volunteered because I think they really need people (big increase in applications this year), I love the school, and I do enjoy meeting and interviewing potential applicants. However, this is something I do on a volunteer basis and that I have to fit in with a demanding job and assorted family obligations. Frankly, I would also be a little annoyed if you called me to ask for the schools address, rather than spending 2 minutes to find it yourself. I'd also be a little frustrated if I couldn't reach you or leave you a message because you'd turned off your phone.</p>
<p>As an interviewer I'm trying to formulate an impression of the applicant based on fairly limited information. You need to be very conscious of the kind of impression you're making.</p>
<p>prpdd, I don't think the OP was asking for the school's address, perhaps the address of the interview location..</p>
<p>That's a fair point. It's not really clear to me what's going on here. Not sure why multiple phone calls, what address is being referred to, whether second call was just to get the address, why the interviewer was trying to get a hold of yahooo, what impact not being able to leave a message had, etc. In one post yahoo complains interviewer not responding to his calls. In the next he admits that he'd disabled his voice mail. I guess I need a little more info before I can conclude whether yahooo is being a little flakey here.</p>
<p>What I'm really trying to say is that the people doing these interviews have volunteered. If we didn't enjoy doing this we wouldn't have signed up. But most of us are also busy people and these interviews can be pretty time consuming. I usually try to find a mutually convenient place to meet the applicant, which may well be a 15-20 minute drive. I spend at least 45 minutes interviewing the applicant. Sometimes the interviews run closer to an hour. I usually spend another 45+ trying to prepare a fair, balanced and insightful summary of the interview, which I then have to send out to Penn. Basically, the entire process takes between 2-3 hours for every interview I do. Other people may be more efficient. (As you can tell I tend to be long-winded). But it still involves a substantial time committment, so I'm sure you can appreciate that it can be somewhat frustrating if it takes multiple calls just to set the interview up.</p>
<p>I don't think Penn interviews matter though because they are randomly decided (unless you are legacy). So unless you screw it up, it shouldn't hurt you, and unless your interviewer makes a case for your admission personally because you really touched their soft spot, it probably won't help you.</p>
<p>But it is a chance to get to know more about the school I guess.</p>
<p>I just had an interview at Penn, and I'm a legacy, so it was at the Alumni House on campus. I was informed that my interview wasn't a "make or break" type of interview, but it was so the admission board could know more about us aside from our numbers. I think that it helped, because a whole write-up on you gets attached to your application, but I don't think that their decision will be based soley on my interview whatsoever.</p>
<p>Interviews in general aren't really important.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lost.eu/1f919%5B/url%5D">www.lost.eu/1f919</a></p>
<p>The RESULTS of the interview aren't given a lot of weight compared to most other things. However, Penn (most colleges really) are big on "expressed interest" which they think will translate into higher yield (and higher USNWR ranking). One of the ways of showing expressed interest is by interviewing. If you are offered an interview and don't take it, it makes it look like you are not strongly interested in attending.</p>
<p>Yahoo - welcome to the real world. There are all kinds of nasty people who will throw stumbling blocks in your way (there are some nice ones too). If you are going to succeed in a competitive environment, you are going to have to learn how to handle people like that. Your interviewer obviously thinks that he is an important person who is doing you a BIG favor by agreeing to see you. Whether this is true or not, if you want the interview (and you should) you have to accept that attitude and work around it. You have to give people what they want - if he wants to feel important, make him feel important.</p>
<p>I'll be applying next Fall. I know someone personally who does the interviews. My x girlfriends dad. I don't really want to interview him. What do I do if he calls?</p>
<p>i didn't get chosen for an interview but i do know that if they offer one take one. I even called the school to see if I could get an interview but they said if they get to me.</p>