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Interesting. Doesn’t this essentially mean the same thing as not wanting to lower their acceptance rate?</p>
<p>I’m scheduling an interview for early next week. Fun times! :)</p>
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<p>It has that effect, yes, though that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t like to lower their acceptance rate if there were a way to do it without overburdening their system.</p>
<p>I had my UChicago interview the other day and my Georgetown interview a week ago. The former was certainly different from any interview I had undergone. Since, I had a very relaxed Northwestern interview the day before, there was certainly a bit of a shock factor. The interviewer was a mathematics major. He asked me some really esoteric questions. Things about whether a human who is transported through a teleporter comes out as the same person. It was difficult to answer them without asking for little while to think. He had mentioned he was a previous philosophy major, thus everything that followed was in the subject’s style. Honestly, I wasn’t too sure about how the interview was going until the end. It lasted a full hour and thirty minutes.
He did mention something interesting…that interviews are given to applicants who the University finds worthwhile, who they are interested in.
Overall, though, he mentioned I would thrive at the University and I was happy, of course, to hear it! I believe the “curve-ball” questions are meant to observe the reaction of the student, in a way, psychological.
Both Georgetown and UChicago took place at Starbucks.</p>
<p>I was contacted and scheduled an interview for this thursday at a nearby starbucks. I was already nervous as hell, but he emailed me and asked me to bring a copy of my application (I used the common app so idk how im going to do tht), all of my essays, a resume (***!?!?), and anything else I find helpful. </p>
<p>Im so freaking nervous!!! Im afraid of being stumped by a trick question. I tend to get introverted in new situations. Im freaking out!!</p>
<p>^ Go to the Common App website, click on print preview, print the pdf document that comes up. You should bring a copy of your transcript as well. If you didn’t submit an additional resume with your application, the EC section of Common App will probably be enough. Don’t be nervous, and good luck!</p>
<p>nwgolfer321: Just be honest. If you need time to think about a question, ask for it. They don’t expect Chaucer or Sinclair. However, even if the interviewer offers a “pass” on a question, do not take it. I repeat, do not take it. Your reaction is key. I’m sure you will be fine. Try channeling that anxiety into energy. This is you. What other subject do you know as well?</p>
<p>Had my interview tonight. It went for just over an hour. I can’t tell if it went good or bad. It seemed good, but the whole interview consisted of him asking me if I had any questions. I did, but after he quickly answered them I found myself desperate to make up new ones. He was a history major, I am an astronomy major. Not much in common there. He did go to a rival high school though so we had a lot in common there. Did you guys leave with a definite feeling of good or bad?</p>
<p>How did you get the interview? Did you contact them?</p>
<p>He contacted me. Through email. You just check the box at the bottom of your online uchicago account that says ur interested in it. One.</p>
<p>@nwgolfer321 At the start of my interview, I got asked ‘tell me a little bit about yourself.’ I spent about 7~8 minutes on that. Then she asked about hobbies and if I read books. I coincidentally talked about a book she knew of. So, yes, I did leave with a definite feeling of good. But since interviews don’t hold much weightage, I wouldn’t bet on that getting me in. I guess they just want to see if you can have a conversation. They also know that two particular people might click, whereas another two might not – it’s chance. Don’t fret about it.</p>
<p>nwgolfer321: I’m an astronomy major as well! I left feeling good, but surprised at the ending. I was very unsure during the interview. Thus, its conclusion was a pleasant shock.</p>
<p>I requested an interview on my UChicago account online but I have not heard anything from anyone so far. Should I be worried?</p>
<p>No, remember it’s a request. If you are sure you got it in by the deadline, and you got the confirmation of receipt of your request, you should be just fine. Frequently, especially with schools such as UChicago with less dispersed and developed alumni networks, there are not enough interviewers to give an interview to each applicant. However, provided you requested one in time, that should show sufficient interest, but if you really would like to do so, you can give the Admissions Office a call and inquire to see if maybe your interviewer just hasn’t e-mailed you yet and might’ve forgotten to do so, which happens more often than anybody would like to admit.</p>