<p>Eeek! My Yale interviewer JUST called me, I have an interview THIS FRIDAY. And now the nervousness begins...</p>
<p>bump......I STILL haven't gotten my eli paper.</p>
<p>Advice to next year's applicants: don't apply with the paper app! Applying with paper app=soooooo SLOOOOOOW. Hope eli comes before December 16!</p>
<p>My turn. Sent my app in by snail mail Oct. 26. Haven't been contacted. Should I call to make sure they got it??</p>
<p>I sent mine in the same date (and from the same location, apparently) and got my eli letter last Thursday and a call from an adcom the same day. That monday I was stressing that they hadn't received so I called, but they won't check to see if they got it yet, they just told me that they're still processing.</p>
<p>There's no alumni interviewer in my area, and I know that interviews are optional, but I can't help but feel as if something's missing from my application because of that. Are the interviews informational only?</p>
<p>I have my interview Saturday. I don't even want to think about it I'm so nervous.</p>
<p>good luck mijehar</p>
<p>rhs06, no the interviews are evaluative, which means they'll be factored into your admissions decision.</p>
<p>is that for both campus and alumni interviews?</p>
<p>yes, my on campus interview in August at Yale was evaluative. On the other hand, my on campus interview at Harvard was informative, and didn't count towards my admissions decision.</p>
<p>I submitted my app online on 10/26, and everything else got there within the next few days. It says my app has been downloaded, and I got an email confirming that it's been received and entered into the database, but I haven't yet gotten ANYTHING in the mail, or heard about an interview. :-</p>
<p>sarelieva, how soon after you submitted it did you get your email, I submitted it the same day and still haven't gotten anything.</p>
<p>I got the email on 10/31. I got a payment confirmation email right after I submitted the application.</p>
<p>the alumni interview is informative. i emailed the coordinator for alumni admissions, she told me to wait until the 22nd to call my committee</p>
<p>the alumni interview is evaluative. the on campus interview is informative. the alumni need to write <em>evaluations</em> about each applicant and then mail them to adcoms. byerly's and northstarmom's posts also state that they have several criteria for judging candidates.</p>
<p>actually theyre both evaluative according to my local rep.</p>
<p>so we were both wrong. ;)</p>
<p>oh oops, i meant to type evaluative the first time, haha. i knew that! i think that they rate us from 1-9 actually...</p>
<p>grrr. call me mr or mrs. yale alum, i'm waitin' for ya!</p>