<p>Are interviews necessary, or do they help a lot for getting admitted?</p>
<p>Also, I got a 3 on AP english (though my other scores are 5's). Since I'm applying to top schools, should I just not report the score? (Though keep in mind I took the AP class).</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Interviews are not necessary, and none of us could say for sure how much they count. It sounds like at least one poster's D was helped out enormously by an on-campus interview... I'll let that person identify themselves if they so choose.</p>
<p>Don't all AP scores arrive together? I'm very behind the times on those things. A 3 isn't amazing, but it isn't awful.</p>
<p>i have to report them. i only send them to the college i attend at the end.</p>
<p>if you want the colleges to consider any of your AP scores, don't you have to send all of them (every AP test you've ever taken) right now?</p>
<p>Nah, I think you send it after you get into the college you want.</p>
<p>As unalove and others have pointed out, interviews are not necessary and no one really knows how much they help or hurt. In my child's case, I strongly believe that her on campus interview made all of the difference in her acceptance. Chicago was clearly her number one choice and she was clear as to why she fit in with the school and its curriculum, etc. She decided to apply EA and she signed up for an on campus interview so we traveled to Chicago. Her gpa in high school was probably somewhere in the mid to lower mid range of accepted applicants and her SAT scores were as well although she did have an exceptional musical background. Anyway, she really hit it off with the interviewer. After the interview, as I was leaving with my child, the interviewer came out to the hallway looking for me and we ended up having a long discussion. He indicated that he really liked my child, felt that she would be a great addition to the school, but that her grades and boards were a touch low for the school. He gave both my child and myself suggestions as to what to do to improve the situation, i.e. take the SATs one more time, keep in touch with her regional admissions counselor at the school with updates, get recommendations from certain significant people regarding her musical prowess,etc. After the interview, he e-mailed my child several times with words of encouragement and support. D was deferred early admission, but accepted regular admission. What made the difference in turning a deferral into an acceptance? We probably will never know for sure, but one can only assume that all of the support from the interviewer could have helped to turn a possible rejection or waitlist into an acceptance. So, would I recommend having an on campus interview. Absolutely, particularly if Chicago is one of your first choices.</p>
<p>S had an on-campus interview, too. He was already there to sit in on classes and stay in the dorm, so he figured he'd talk to an admissions officer rather than an alumni interviewer.</p>