<p>One of mine interviewer sent me a "thank you" email the day my interview was completed, before I sent my "thank you" message. Three sent me cards by post and also replied to my "thank you" emails immediately. One did not reply to my "thank you" email but later on replied to me when I sent another email with specific questions. Two never replied to my emails, including those with specific questions about the application process.</p>
<p>I wonder what kind of reaction you got from your interviewers. Is it a sign that some interviewers do not reply my emails? Does it mean that I had a poor chance with that school? I am still interested in those schools and want to apply, but do not know how much significance the interviewer's attitude carries in the whole application.</p>
<p>Any input would be most appreciated.</p>
<p>If you had asked me a year ago as we were going through the process whether or not this made any difference, I would probably have said “I doubt it.” But looking back a year later, the schools that were most interested in DC did the things you mention–following up on their own, continuing to engage us and tell us things about the school, responding in timely fashion to any questions we had. The one school with the lowest admit rate (i.e. the most competitive), the interviewer never contacted us again until after March 10, when I emailed him to take us off the waitlist because we had already decided to attend one of the other schools. So maybe it is more of an indicator than I would have originally have thought…</p>
<p>Thank you very much. I had feared so. One of the two schools I mentioned is very competitive, but the other is not that competitive and I had thought I had a fair chance. And actually I am very interested in some programs of the second school. It also has a reputation for being warm and close… I don’t know. Maybe it is still early to give up. I am thinking of calling the AO and hear what he says.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t read too much into whether or not you get speedy replies or any replies to emails, or if an AO emails first. My sense is that it is very much idiosynchratic (SSAT word) to the actual interviewer, him/herself. </p>
<p>For some, we also got the thank you before our student could email their’s, for others we got no replies and for still others, really nice thoughtful replies.</p>
<p>In the end it is all a crapshoot. At the end of the day, whether or not you get in is multifactorial.</p>
<p>I second what RBGG has to say. Our S did not have any e-mails/communications with any interviewers pre- or post-interview and had two acceptances. Please don’t read too much into this, and certainly don’t give up on a school you are interested in.</p>
<p>If you use the term “multi factorial” during your interview, it’s an automatic admit.</p>
<p>FWIW, I’m with PelicanDad on this…</p>
<p>Narnian2011
You mentioned you asked specific questions about the application process. If the information you requested is available on the website or in admissions materials this may have contributed to the lack of a response. Also some questions may be best asked by your child instead of you. We also found we ended up the waitlist for the schools that were not responsive. But it is still early in the process so don’t give up yet</p>
<p>Thank you all for your response. It’s comforting to know that I’m not alone in this situation–I felt like I was already doomed.</p>
<p>The question I asked is very specific and there is no answer on the school website or anywhere, but I will not name it here.</p>
<p>I will not give up and, apart from the main reason that I am interested in the school and would not let the attitude of one person affect that, it would also be interesting to see how this turns out on March 10. </p>
<p>Thank you all again.</p>
<p>Well… I’ve only had two CHADES interviews, both with school officers, so far. They were on the same day, and the first interviewer fell in love with me somehow after an awesome interview. But the second one went far from perfect, partly because my nerves were really frazzled and also because the interviewer was kind of bored. Neither replied to my thank you emails.</p>
<p>The interviewers are often swamped with hundreds of interviews to complete. Don’t read too much into “no contact”. </p>
<p>On the other hand, we did notice a correlation between acceptances/waitlists and the interviewers that went out of their way to stay in touch during the process close to deadline time. But ours was just a narrow subset of the total pool so it’s not scientific.</p>