How to get an interview...

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Does Penn set you up randomly, or do you have to go to a internet site to find someone. My penn portal had some url address about this, but I can't find it. Can anyone out there help?</p>

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<p>random and it might not even happen if you are in an area without a lot of alumni</p>

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<p>Cougar did you end up getting your penn portal and if you did, was it in the mail or by email?</p>

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<p>I finally got it in the mail. My portal still says I'm missing stuff though, but I'm just going to wait it out since I sent everything... What about you?</p>

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<p>do you have to contact somebody for the interview, or do the interviewers contact you?</p>

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<p>they contact you</p>

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<p>How long does it usually take for them to contact you if you live in an area with (relatively) a lot of alum?</p>

<p>I submitted my application on the 21st and still haven't gotten any calls/emails.</p>

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<p>So if I want an interview I don't need to do ANYTHING? Not even email or call and ask for one? I live in Los Angeles and im sure theres no shortage of alum so is it likely i willl get interviewed. I submitted my ed app on oct 31st. Will they contact me?</p>

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<p>I personally know 4 Alums but they're not on the interview list. Could you still use them, or no?</p>

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<p>Right, set up your own interview with an alum of your choice. That makes a lot of sense.</p>

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<p>lol crescent...</p>

<p>actually, those kinds of connections are what gets ppl places so its really not far-fetched at all</p>

<p>(i'm assuming you were being sarcastic)</p>

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<p>Connections are for exceptions. If one knows someone in the AO who can direct you to a favorable or known interviewer, they could exploit that. The entire system, however, is not meant to allow random people to get interviewed by someone favorable - or else what is the point of the interview?</p>

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<p>true, its not the point of the system...but im sure a ton of ppl utilize it to their advantage</p>

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<p>@dot510: I'd actually check. I don't think they have many alumni in southern CA. At least registered ones. In fact, according to a friend who got in last year, they don't have one within 100 miles of me, and I'm near Riverside,CA.</p>

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<p>Use what? You can't just have any alumni interview you. Do you mean there are a "ton of ppl" who know someone in the admissions office who are able and willing to direct them to a favorable interviewer? I doubt it.</p>

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<p>There must be a lot of alumni in So Cal; there are just not a lot who decide to do admissions interviews.</p>

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<p>The only people who can request interviews are legacies and they can request an interview ON CAMPUS only.</p>

<p>Otherwise, the alumni interviewer will contact you directly for regional interviews. If they don't have enough alumni interviewers ( not just any alumnus will do), it won't hurt your application if you don't have an interview.</p>

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There must be a lot of alumni in So Cal; there are just not a lot who decide to do admissions interviews.

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<p>There are a ton of alumni in So. Cal, you are right.</p>

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<p>Sorry if I'm asking the same questions again</p>

<p>but so if you recieved your penn portal, do you just sit and wait for someone to contact you? </p>

<p>or do you have to go to a certain link on your portal to indicate that you're interested in having an interview?</p>

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<p>sit and wait.</p>

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<p>actually..I'm not too sure now because the admission's people said that there should be an option on the application to indicate whether you are interested in an interview. But I just checked my common app, there it no option. So..I'm not too sure.</p>