<p>important question:
Say 10 people applied to a certain college. 5 of them got called in for interviews and the rest didn't. Is it a random process that five of them got called in and the other five didnt..or does it mean that the other five are excluded from the applicant pile and the ones who were interviewed are being considered....?
I'm from Pakistan and only about 1-2 people get into ivy league universities each year..so the competition (you can well imagine) is tough.</p>
<p>bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>From what I've gathered...</p>
<p>this usually depends on the order the applications are received in, and the fact that only a certain number of interviewees are (usually) assigned to each interviewer. Since you're international, there might not be enough interviewers.
Other times, it might be that 5 applications came in earlier than the others, so they got scheduled with an interviewer... and the college might still be in the process of scheduling the other 5.
Ask people who are more familiar with the specific colleges about their interview experiences, or call/email the colleges themselves.</p>
<p>I don't really think it means anything. I have done 3 interviews this year Case Western, Rochester and Cornell. In the case of Case (no pun intended) and Roch I was the one who requested an interview, I probably have a 40-60% chance at those places. For Cornell however, they are the ones who asked that I do one and I obviously have a much smaller chance for admissions at Cornell. I don't even think they look at your stats before they offer you an interview. Also it depends of the school. Places like Cornell don't give much importance to the interview, they are simply to "help the admissions committee put a face and individual to an application". Basically they want to know that you exist. Places like Rochester and Case, most notably Rochester, place a fair amount of importance on the interview. Overall the interviews don't really mean anything. Out of the ones I've done they all went very very well and im sure I won't get into Cornell.</p>
<p>In the UK interviews are much more intense, they actually test you on the spot. They only interview the top 100 of their applicant pool for each particular major or "course" as they call them.</p>
<p>I'm too lazy to spell check this so sorry in advance for any typo/spelling errors...</p>
<p>thanks for the help</p>