<p>I will be applying RD. How/when do I sign up for interview?</p>
<p>They call you, you don’t call them. Not everyone receives an interview, and this process is somewhat random based upon alumni in your area, etc. It’s not a good or bad sign if you do or don’t get an interview. They make up a small portion of the evaluation, and sometimes probably don’t come into play at all.</p>
<p>My son didn’t initiate anything–received an e-mail from the interviewer/alumni and they set something up at a Starbucks-like place. This was after college appl. are due, in late January. The interview itself lastest only 1/2 hour. My son felt fine about it, I thought it seemed way too short, but apparently it was good enough!</p>
<p>More than 90% of applicants last year were contacted by a Brown alum to arrange an interview (there are no on-campus interviews), and more than 80% were interviewed – so the vast majority of applicants were interviewed (many of the students not interviewed attend private schools where no interviewing happens). It is not a random process. We alumni work very hard to try to interview everyone who applies.</p>
<p>Brown14: When your application is complete, your information goes into a databank. There is an alum in your geographic area who will get your name and assign you to a local alum, who will contact you. Interviews for early decision start in November and must be concluded by Dec. 1; most regular decision interviews happen in January and February.</p>