<p>I am very bad at talking to adults, let alone interviewing but I know that I must do this interview if I want a shot at UPenn. I have a few questions regarding this interview:</p>
<p>I am applying to the School of Engineering RD:</p>
<p>1) How many people receive this interview request (out of the entire application pool) and does it imply that you are a strong candidate?</p>
<p>2) If you completely nail the interview, will it increase your chances, and by how much?</p>
<p>3) If you completely bomb the interview, how much will it decrease your chances by?</p>
<p>4) What kind of questions do UPenn ask in the interview?</p>
<p>1) It only implies there is an interviewer that lives close to you.</p>
<p>2) Not much at all. Many people don't get interviews due to interviewer unavailability, so they can't really weight it that much in a final decision.</p>
<p>3) See 2</p>
<p>4) Depends on the interviewer. Prepare to talk about why you want to go there, what you want to study, your resume, etc.</p>
<p>Lol, my interviewer taught me how to do interviews actually, since I told him straight up I suck at them. He said to be like a duck, because even if their feet are kicking like crazy underwater, you just see them gracefully moving across the water. So even if you just feel crazy inside, look cool!</p>
<p>I got in ED btw :D, but interviews count for like, squat.</p>
<p>Interviews, I think, count for very little- mine was more about the interviewer than me! I really enjoyed talking to her though, especially because she was a Wharton grad and she discussed a lot about Wharton with me. Use it as an opportunity to just relax and talk about Penn, I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>Interviews barely count at all. But you should still be prepared to answer "Why Penn?" and maybe ask some of your own questions about the school. Other than that, relax and be yourself.</p>
<p>In your opinion is it worth doing an interview? Like if you decline the interview invitation, due to scheduling etc., would that hurt your chances?</p>