I wonder how much the universities will take in consideration of interviews of initialview. Having an initialview will help me more likely to be admitted by the undergraduate college?
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It definitely varies from university to university. Some schools do not have time to look at something like that. For example, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign won’t even accept senior grades if you want them to be looked at simply because it would take too much time, so I am certain that they wouldn’t have time to watch an interview. I don’t think there is a good way to answer this question for all universities.
Google the common data set for each college you are interested in and the information will be there.
I googled “initialview” It appears to be a for-profit advisory service for job seekers and college/univ applicants.
Given the tens of thousands of students who are interviewed and admitted without a professional interview advising service – I think it’d be money better spent elsewhere. But that’s my budget. Don’t know about yours. In general, the interview amounts to almost nothing for most schools that have them. For a few, which it can matter greatly, that number is even smaller.
And even then, the interviews will only be helpful for those in the grey area. If you’re a shoo-in, you’re in. If you’re gonna be rejected b/c the rest of your app is “meh”, no interview will save you.
FYI: I’m a 25+ year interviewer for my Ivy alma mater. If my own kid were applying, I’d tell her not to use the service.
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