<p>Hello all,
First post here. I know that the interview at U of R is considered very important but I never had one. I live in Rochester went on a tour and all but I never scheduled an interview, and I went to go schedule one today but it looks like they are done for the class of 2011. I was just wondering how much not having an interview will affect my chances. The University of Rochester is definitely my top choice and I hope this won't rule that out.
Here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>1430/2130 SAT</p>
<p>Chemistry 730<br>
Literature 640<br>
Mathematics Level 2 690 (None of these are great, but oh well...)</p>
<p>Varsity Swim Team 4 years (captain this year)
Varsity Track 2 years (Freshman\Soph.)
Varsity Cross Country 2 years (Fresshman\Soph.)
National Ocean Sciences Bowl Participant Junior and Senior Year (4th and hopefully 1st place)
NYS Envirothon Junior and Senior year (1st in county, 4th in state)
Science Olympiad
National Science Bowl Senior year
F.I.R.S.T Robotics Sophomore and Junior year</p>
<p>Very Rigorous schedule all 4 years of high school -- All AP's and Honors where possible.</p>
<p>Oh, and I am interested in majoring in Chemical Engineering.</p>
<p>oh yeah....definate chance. I'd be surprised if u didnt get in...all of those stats are REALLY good and u have great ECs that are unique :-) Good luck!</p>
<p>I don't know how much not having an interview will affect your chances...but that aside, I think your chances are extremely good, probably in like Julka said.</p>
<p>Tim, I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. Last spring my daughter and I went to a U of R presentation in New York City. The director of admissions talked about why U of R requires interviews. He said that the administrators noticed that the kids who had interviewed were more likely to accept U of R's offer of admission than kids who didn't. In other words, there are lots of kids who apply to U of R as a safety. How can the admissions officers figure out which kids really want to go there? By interviewing. </p>
<p>If it's too late for that, there are other ways you can let U of R know that you're serious about the school. You have very good grades and scores. You would have to convince U of R that you're not using the school as a safety. Why not sit in on a class? Or talk to professors or department heads. Or attend a concert or something else on campus. You live in Rochester, so it's easy for you. </p>
<p>Also, another tip: Everything you e-mail to U of R gets printed out and put into your file (that is what I was told by someone who works there). So sign up to audit a class or attend something on campus, then write to admissions, telling them how much you liked it. It couldn't hurt, right? Best of luck!</p>
<p>"Everything you e-mail to U of R gets printed out and put into your file (that is what I was told by someone who works there)."
What?! That's SCARY... does it mean they look at it during the admissions process?!</p>
<p>Yes, if U of R e-mails you a question about your application and you answer it, they print that out and put it in your file. If you ask U of R a question or write to give them additional information, they print that out too. Why would you find that scary? That's just good record-keeping.</p>
<p>Hmm...more accurately put- not scary, but surprising? I never thought that they would take the emails so seriously. I just hope all the emails I ever wrote were spelling error free and grammatically correct.</p>
<p>Alright, thank you. I'll be sure to try and visit again and hopefully get try to meet and talk with a professor from the department that I am applying to. </p>
<p>Also in my e-mail I mentioned that not scheduling an interview was a "gross oversight" and "blatant case of procrastination" hopefully that won't hurt anything, I didn't realize that the email was going to be printed out, saved, and reviewed during the admissions process. </p>
<p>Man, I really hope they don't think I'm using them as a safety and accept me!</p>