<p>How important are interviews at Wesleyan? And what are the interviews like? I don't want to decrease my chances of acceptance by not interviewing, but I don't want to do a bad job and also decrease my chances?</p>
<p>If you are applying, or if you got in or didn't get in, do you plan to interview/did you interview?</p>
<p>How important of a factor are interviews? I'm really nervous!</p>
<p>anyone…???</p>
<p>I don’t know about Wes specifically, but I can tell you what I’ve heard from admissions officers at other universities.
If you don’t attend the interview, it won’t break your chances of acceptance. From what I hear the interviews are conducted more as a conversation- a helpful way for you to learn more about the college. Its a good way to show your interest in that specific college, and if given the chance to interview- you should definately do it. I don’t really think that interviews are meant to hurt the candidate; if anything, just by showing up to the interview demonstrates that you are serious about attending the institution. Sometimes, the interview can be the factor that really sets you apart from other candidates, but it rarely will play against you.
Just go in to that interview confident and try to be yourself. You have not too much to loose! Good luck!</p>
<p>they’re that big of a big deal. it’s just a conversation with a senior, mostly about your extracurriculars, what you’re interested in and so on, and then you can ask them questions about what Wesleyan is like. from reading “The Gatekeepers,” it sounds like they don’t play too much of a role in your admission decision and it’ll almost never prevent you from getting in, as long as you don’t act like a psychopath or something.</p>
<p>My son’s interview was NOT good. It was his first, he had not done his homework, and when asked why he wanted to attend Wes he didn’t have an answer. He also showed up late. Nonetheless, I am convinced that the fact that he travelled 3000 miles to visit the campus gave him a plus in the admissions process, and he was accepted despite an undoubtedly bad interview.</p>
<p>Thanks! That definitely makes me feel a little better. What were your sons grades and SATs like?</p>
<p>D did not interview on campus even though she toured. Did interview (by invitation) after applying however and I get the impression that it both went well and that the interviewer went out of the way to give a good recommendation. This interview was local, and there were advantages to that (common points of connection due to common locale). She got what seems a likely letter So I think that it does not really hurt if you can’t arrange an interview on campus. On the other had, if you are offered one locally, take advantage of it - the local interview was her first, she was really nervous, but came away with a far better feel for Wes so at the least, it was a great opportunity for her to learn more about Wes. Are you in an area where there are likely to be some alumni available to interview post-application?</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, Wesleyan does value interviews more than most colleges, probably because they don’t have a supplement–the interview is a good place to tell your story and show how unique you are, especially if your essay is weak. I didn’t interview but still was accepted (Weighted GPA: 4.38, SATs: 2330)</p>
<p>oops, I meant to say “they’re not that big of a deal” although I guess other people would disagree.</p>
<p>i had an alumni interview that i didn’t think went all that well. the interviewer was pretty tough and didn’t smile very much so i could not tell what he thought of me at all. nonetheless, i was accepted and am going =) so don’t stress if it’s not your best interview</p>