<p>International interviews are probably a bit different. I haven’t done any (though I could have when I was abroad for a bit) but I have conducted domestic interviews for several years. We are given very little information about students. I get nothing more than the name, gender, current school of attendance, and the student’s contact info. </p>
<p>I don’t have confirmation of this, but I assume the admissions office does things a bit differently for international candidates, esp in countries like South Korea where there is both a high number of candidates and probably a low number of interviewers. With that said, I wouldn’t worry too much about the lack of an interview. You have no control over it, and it’s a waste of time to worry about it. </p>
<p>It’s certainly entirely possible to be admitted without one, even for international candidates.</p>
<p>(Yes, for some candidates, interviewers know a bit more info…esp in some athletic cases.)</p>
<p>I’m not super privy to the details since I’ve never interviewed an recruited athlete. I have heard that the interviewer is sometimes informed that a student is a potential athletic recruit.</p>
<p>As a recruited athlete, the interactions that an alumnus interviewer has with you has got to be exactly the same as the interaction he/she would have in the normal course with another non-recruited applicant to Harvard. Otherwise, it comes close to NCAA rules regarding “booster recruitment” of athletes.</p>
<p>They inform the interviewers just to be careful not to do anything extra (e.g. grab a bite together to eat afterwards).</p>
<p>What Sherpa means that if a student is already being targeting by the coaching staff, his or her evaluation track is different than other applicants. The interview has even less weight than normal</p>
<p>And if you’re a recruited athlete, that’s good for you, right? </p>
<p>Wouldn’t you rather have your fate influenced by the coaches who want you to go to Harvard than by some random alumnus who may have nothing in common with you but a ZIP code, and no interest at all in whatever sport you play?</p>
<p>S was recruited by H but chose P instead. I’m sure the process is the same at both. This was before either had SCEA. He applied in September and had a likely letter in October. His interview came in January and the interviewer didn’t know he was an athlete or that he had already received a LL.</p>
<p>Bottom line, if you’re truly a recruited athlete, you’re on a different application path; the only things that matter are your AI and if the coach wants you.</p>
<p>Edit: I see from your other thread that the coach isn’t using one of his slots on you but is writing a letter of support to admissions. My guess is that his letter will carry more weight than the alumni interview. Good luck!</p>