<p>For an on campus interview, is it possible to request an admissions officer rather than a alumni or student to conduct the interview? </p>
<p>Do you think that an admissions officer's report will carry a little more weight than an alumni or students report...</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Take what they give you. Pretty sure most on campus interviews would be admission officers though. </p>
<p>You need to ask yourself why they would accept the request. If they let students interview, they obviously do it for a reason. If you don’t have a special circumstance (which I couldn’t imagine what it would be), you shouldn’t ask.</p>
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Why would you assume that? There’s a massive campus interview team made up of juniors/seniors. Admissions officers really don’t have the time, especially in the spring semester 3 months out from the RD decisions. </p>
<p>But I do agree that you shouldn’t bother asking. Unless you have a reason other than “I want an edge!” stick with whoever they give you. These interviews are informational more than ‘impress-me’ kind of things anyway.</p>
<p>(Note - I’m aware that adcoms do indeed do some of the interviewing, but I seriously doubt it’s “most” in the January - March time frame).</p>
<p>On campus interviews in the summer seemed to be mostly with students.</p>
<p>My daughter did an interview in October and it was with a student. I think the interview shows your interest and is more of an informational piece for the student to use. Of course, I’m sure if something happens during the interview that is out of the ordinary (in a bad way) that it is noted.</p>
<p>The interview is really for the benefit of the applicant and doesn’t carry weight in your evaluation. It shows interest - nothing more. Its main purpose is to answer questions the applicant has in a one-on-one environment. It also sells the applicant on WashU.</p>
<p>Anyone know how to apply for the alumni interview in your region? I called the number they provided and left a voice mail over a week ago and no one has gotten back to me</p>
<p>You called right in the middle of Christmas/New Years. No one was probably in the office then.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it - the office is very sluggish when school is not in session. Also, they generally prefer that these requests come in months ago, so you may not have a chance to interview, depending on your region. But it’s really not a big deal.</p>