Hi,
I’m gonna apply to class of 2021 Yale but I have a few problems.
How do I get an interview? My country is very small and I don’t believe they have any Yale alumni here. I want to know if i will have to go to Yale campus in USA for interview or do I have to do it through skype.
This question basically applies to other top Uni’s as well because i am applying other places too.
Also, how do you apply for an interview? Is it done through common app, or does the Yale website assign you after submitting application?
You certainly don’t have to travel to the USA to interview. An interview is not a requirement for anyone. For Yale and other schools that interview, they will contact you if they have the resources to conduct one. Only a handful require interviews (MIT is highly recommended. Oxford/Cambridge require them). For the rest, the interview is the least important (and thus, not required) aspect of the admissions process. This should not be a worry/concern of yours.
Please don’t worry about it. As the above poster said, the interview is by far the least important aspect of your application. It is certainly not held against you if Yale was unable to offer an interview, though if they give you the option of one via Skype, you should take it.
Thanks a lot @T26E4 and @thetsaria
I’m in the british system and i find the US system quite complex. Anyway, i’m slowly figuring out the process and I hope to get into top US universities.
If I don’t, I’ll always have options on the other side of the pond(Oxford, Imperial, UCL, KCL, LSE).
Since you’re in the UK I may be able to help! My daughter is in her first year at Yale. She had an alumni interview in the UK for all three of the universities she applied for - MIT, Harvard and Yale. She had to travel a bit to get to a couple of them.
If you’re serious about US universities and can get to London, I’d definitely recommend the USA College Day by the Fulbright Commission. It’s a brilliant way to get information from the US all in one place. They also have seminars to explain the process, which is quite different from the UK one. If you’re a long way from London, I’d recommend considering having a weekend there just to attend, if you’re serious about the US university route.
It’s also important to realise the US is much more focussed on extra curricula activities (ECs, as it’s written on here). In the UK your UCAS personal statement will need to be almost entirely focussed on the subject you want to study. At Yale or another similar US university this won’t cut much ice - you’ll need a much broader range of abilities and interests to get a look in!
Anyway, Did your daughter to AP subjects? I really want to do them, but time is running out for me and I have a whole load of A-level subjects to work with.
I don’t think you need them if you are doing A-levels?
She only did A-levels, which was plenty! She did, however, do the SAT tests, which were very different from A-levels and required lots of preparation. She was told the SAT subject test were similar to A-levels, but it turned out that she hadn’t covered some of the topics in her A-level course when she sat the SAT test so she had to cover them on her own, which was tough. Worth it in the end though!
It’s probably worth you looking at the Fulbright Commission website though as it has lots of information for those in the A-level system hoping to apply to the US.