<p>Has anyone received nudges from interviewers that they would or wouldn't get accepted? If so, how did it affect you - we're you accepted in the end? I would like to hear your stories!</p>
<p>W/o disclosing the name of the school, can you share the text in the nudge message?</p>
<p>GMT - that would be great!</p>
<p>Oh, I thought you meant the interviewer poked you with an elbow or winked at you. KnowwhatImean?</p>
<p>@triangles, do you mean an electronic nudge, like a “poke” in Facebook? </p>
<p>Or are you referring to that interview incident where you claimed your interviewer (Andover, was it?) told you (or was it your mom whom was told?) that you would be admitted if it weren’t for all the minorities?</p>
<p>I am referring to neither (and that wasn’t what he said, it was in a respectful way). I mean when interviewers hint as to whether you would be accepted or not. I want people to share what the interviewer said as well as the admissions outcome.</p>
<p>I doubt any interviewer would say anything to discourage a candidate from applying, no matter how unappealing the candidate is. They still want the candidate to apply to bolster the applicant numbers to achieve a sexy, low admit rate. </p>
<p>Likewise, an interviewer will say a lot of encouraging things to keep a conversation going. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t read too much into what the interviewer said. You could be an outstanding candidate and a great fit for the school, but that year they just happened to get two great applications from S Dakota, and the other applicant just happens to play a sport that they need players for. </p>
<p>Beside, the interviewer does not make an admit decision on his/her own. The application gets read and voted on by 2-3 reviewers. There could be something written in the essay or parent statement that happens to rub one reviewer the wrong way. </p>
<p>Just like every other part of the application, one single component (SSAT, grades, interview, recs) does not enable an automatic admit.</p>
<p>GMT - I understand but let me see what people say!</p>
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Then what exactly constitutes a “nudge”? Please define. People can’t provide examples if they have no idea what you are referring to.</p>
<p>S2 got a very nice, personalized, hand-signed thank you note from the interviewer of the school at which he seemed to have the best rapport w the interviewer. The note included specifics discussed in the interview and invited S2 to contact the interviewer personally to work through the application process. But we took that note to be a semi-personalized form-letter that probably got mailed to all the interviewed candidates. Is this what you mean by a "nudge’?</p>
<p>gmtplus7- I got a note like your s2. I was wondering also if the schools mailed them to everyone?</p>
<p>GMT- I think she means those wink moments when an interviewer ays something like, “You’ll have options on March 10th.”</p>
<p>^^ exactly!!</p>
<p>Seriously kids, I know you’re nervous and excited, but please don’t obsess over winks, nods or nudges… This is encouragement plain and simple. Nothing more. Take it as a lovely compliment- you did a wonderful job at the interview and made a very nice impression!</p>
<p>M10 will be here before you know it. Hang in there!</p>
<p>“You’ll have options M10” gets thrown around A LOT. I’m sorry, but it does.</p>
<p>Why don’t you start a thread with the name of the school and ask people to chime in whether they received a follow up note from their interview- you will realize very quickly whether it is standard practice or you are receiving special treatment. While you are waiting for your responses, get out your Ouija Board and ask the spirits to tell you where you will be accepted- school by school.</p>
<p>first- We’re trying to do just that. Except we don’t care about certain schools. We just want to try and find a correlation in general.</p>
<p>The purpose of this thread, and question in general, is to try and what these nudges lead to. We know they get thrown around a lot, but we want to find out if they’ve ever been fulfilled (not meaning that we’ll assume we will receive the same result). The purpose of the board is to ask questions, and this is a topic we’re curious about. I don’t think it hurts to ask.</p>
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<p>Yes, each Andover application gets read by three different reviewers who give numeric scores. Its admission process was published in student newspaper or somewhere.</p>
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By golly u have cracked the code! All the AO’s at different schools have coordinated their dialogue. And when they say that key phrase, u know u are in!</p>
<p>To quote a famous psychoanalyst, “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar…”</p>
<p>I have two kids applying to mostly the same schools. They have each received handwritten notes from the same schools and pretty cards from the same schools and pleasant emails from the same schools; in other words, all of this is standard practice. I like it, but I don’t read anything into it. It’s the same for the interviews. One of the interviewers’ jobs, if they do it right, is to make you feel appreciated and make you want to go to their school. That way, if it turns out that they accept you, you’ll be more likely to go there. So don’t take anything positive too personally. It’s good if an interviewer likes you, but it is only one piece of the application.</p>
<p>Interview Nudges: what do they mean?</p>
<p>Nothing. They mean nothing. I have been though this application process more times than a human should be able to take and I can say that my kids have always received these “nudges” and it has had no bearing on the outcome. The notes and cards are simple courtesy. Everyone should do this sort of thing. If I were an interviewer, I would have a note card attached to my clipboard for each kid and would make filling it out a part of my process for completing the report. I’d have all my notes and could easily personalize it.</p>
<p>“Dear Kid, It was great getting to know you a little bit today. I especially enjoyed learning about your interest in (glance at notes to see what kid talked about). It seems like a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to reading your application and learning how you will contribute to the School Community. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.”</p>
<p>Takes about three minutes and all the info is in front of me.</p>
<p>It’s what polite people do.</p>