I received an interesting note from the office, saying that enrolled Stanford students have the right to access their records, and if the interview report still happens to be in the file, the student has access to it. They said the reports are commonly deleted, but if they are still there, they can read. They have no idea what part of the record the student reviewed. They wrote me to tell me that such a request for records had been received. I don’t think I’ve said anything very negative about an applicant who ended up going there, but it gives me pause.
If the student was accepted, of course you don’t said a negative opinion.?
Not true necessarily, not at all. The interviewer can submit a negative report, yet the applicant can be admitted, and vice versa. Happens all the time.
I don’t know just how negative you’ve ever been, but doubt the worst interviewees got in. Maybe some borderline kids.
I suspect most kids would review this like their hs LoRs, focusing on the positive and missing subtleties that may be embedded.
Please don’t make your future notes less informative. Interviewers are ‘eyes on.’
I don’t know if policy evolved, but when this first came up (a few years ago,) they were not obligated to include all personal notes. You might ask for clarification.