Interview deadlines??

[College99999]

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm from South America, in an area where interviews are 'limited'. I've heard that in such countries getting an interview is a good indicator of likelihood of admission, for adcoms first read through all app's from the region to determine which applicants should be offered interviews.
As so, it's expected for them to be conducted later in such areas (at least later than the supposed Nov 15th deadline for domestic applicants). Does anyone know roughly until when I should expect (hope) to be contacted? I submitted my app on Nov 1st, if that matters... thanks!!</p>

[nocensure]

<p>@College- Where did you get this information from? I do not believe it is entirely or even marginally accurate. It states clearly on the Harvard website that interviews in regions ,where the availability of these interviews are limited, will ONLY be conducted if they need any extra information. If you managed to submit a completed common app and supplement, then there usually will not be an interview UNLESS they need more clarification of one of your ec’s if you have been vague about it. </p>

<p>So, don’t sweat it and enjoy the process. Yes it’s tense, but this moment won’t come again.</p>

[College99999]

<p>^Really? It seems to be a widespread belief, at least in my country, and I’m sure I’ve also read that somewhere on CC.
I’m actually yet to find a single international student from one of such ‘limited interviews’ areas who was admitied without an interview…</p>

[Sikorsky]

<p>That’s absolutely not how it works in the U.S.</p>

<p>Do you have good reason to think Harvard isn’t telling the truth on its web site?

Is there a personal interview?</p>

<p>We encourage international applicants to have an admission interview when and where possible. Our interviewers abroad are normally graduates of the College who offer their assistance on a volunteer basis. In many countries, applicants must initiate contact with an interviewer. In some countries, applicants will be contacted by an interviewer. In still other countries, we may not have interviewers or the number of applicants may be too great for all to be interviewed. While we try to make interviewers as widely available as possible, it will not always be possible for student to have an interview; the absence of an interview will not adversely affect your candidacy.

</p>

<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: International Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/faq.html#36]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/faq.html#36)</p>

[College99999]

<p>^I see no clash between the information stated on Harvard website and what I said before; actually, it is clearly stated that while they will try to make interviews as widely available as possible, it will not be always possible to offer them for everyone - which is a very good reason to first scan all app’s to get a sense of which students should be given the opportunity.
Moreover, it’s also stated that the lack of an interview won’t hurt the applicant, which might very well be true (although, I must admit, little bit misleading): the lack in itself won’t hurt, but the fact that a certain student didn’t get an interview is likely to be a good indicator that he or she was a priori not good enough to be selected in this “first round” of the process.
Those are just speculations, though, and I would really appreciate if an international student from one of such ‘limited interviews’ areas who got admitted without an interview could post here!</p>