<p>are these things required? any feedback on how your interviews went..questions asked or things talked about? was the interviewer a prick?</p>
<p>I didn't have an interview and I got in EA, so that's about all I can add here... sorry.</p>
<p>my interviewer was pretty cool...he graduated in 94 so it was nice to have a younger guy...he asked really general stuff like what i was looking for in a college, what my favorite book is, why i want to go to college, etc...I was amazed at how receptive and capable he was at answering every question I had...I really did find it fun</p>
<p>My daughter's interviewer was amazing......Spent about 90 minutes with her discussing all sorts of issues. She doesn't drive so he walked her out and spoke with me, complimenting her, and praising her for applying early as it helps chances for a proper evaluation. She did not apply Early decision but his candor have us more confident in the decision.</p>
<p>my interviewer was chill i guess. he basically just went through my resume and asked predictable questions. like which ec meant the most. Of everything in my resume what meant the most to me. breakdown of how i spend my time etc... and he was quite happy to answer my questions. it wasn't that great but wasn't stressful at all.</p>
<p>i'm sure advice about the interview is pretty irrelevant by now but to any future yale interviewees--no two interviews are alike. i had an absolutely amazing and incredible interview with a woman who invited me into her home. she knew it was my first interview so she was reassured me that it was a very non-stressful process and that she wasn't going to receive my credentials from yale or anything like that so we could start on a completely blank slate. she only asked a few questions and the rest was like a conversation. i was able to tell her a lot about myself because of how the conversation progressed into different subjects. and even though i left the interview wishing i had said one or two more things, i think the quality and breadth of the few things i did mention made the biggest impressions. a really good question that i asked my interviewer was just asking how her experience was like at yale. her response to that question alone answered almost all of the other questions i had prepared.</p>
<p>while i had a really wonderful interview with yale, one of my close friends had kind of the opposite experience. he actually had to call yale early february because he hadn't been contacted by an alum yet. his interviewer, unlike mine, told him straight off the bat that this was a totally evaluative interview and that he was looking for original responses, poise, etc etc. then they proceeded to walk around his neighborhood (uphill and downhill) and hold a conversation as they walked side by side. at the end, his interviewer gave him an evaluation of the interview, remarked that he'd heard some of my friend's responses before but overall was "impressed". nonetheless, my friend was mortified and a bit demoralized after the interview.</p>
<p>the moral of the story is, that be prepared for anything. despite what your friends might tell you about "yale interviews", differ dramatically depending on your interviewer. unfortunately for my friend, he went in expecting an experience similar to mine (i had interviewed first) but got more or less the opposite.</p>