I’m assuming if I’m coming from the Tristate area and have not received an interview that that is not a good sign.
It’s a difficult read. A lot of alumni are not happy with the direction the school is taking under its current president. This may be reflected in a drop in people willing to do interviews.
that is interesting. in what way are they not happy?
Oh my. Where to start? I don’t want to turn you off Dartmouth, because I think it is still one of the best colleges in the country, but President Hanlon’s desire to expand the undergraduate population [when there are already not enough dorm rooms and the space he has in mind for new ones is close to sacred] and increase the focus on graduate students [when one of the college’s main claims to fame has been its focus on undergrads] has a lot of people somewhere between upset and perturbed. I’m trying to use very gentle words. I’m sure a Google search or two would go a long way toward providing a background for my rather general comments. Joe Asch '79 follows the topic at dartblog.com and, while I don’t always agree with him, I appreciate the light he tries to shed on the direction the administration appears to be taking.
@giantoctopus - getting an interview or not is not an indication of how successful your application will be. Don’t worry about interviewing or not. But, if you think you are an amazing interview candidate and really want one, you can always request a Skype interview with a current student. Interview write-ups are due in about a week so you should try to schedule that soon.
Any lack of an interview getting scheduled is strictly a function of the alum who was assigned to contact you failing to get the job done. It is NOT a reflection of your candidacy. Some alum just dropped the ball. If you want to remedy the problem, I suggest googling the local Dartmouth club web site and reach out to let someone there know.