Interviews? For every student?

Applying to College
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<p>During my interview with Cornell, I learned an interesting fact about college interviews. From what my alumni said, universities try to giver everyone the opportunity to have an interview. This struck me as funny, especially with larger universities and those with high application numbers. With ten thousand some applications, do they really have the manpower to interview each and every single one? Or do they choose a few applicants and request for an interview? </p>

<p>The interviews I'm mentioning are those that the college requested of me, not the ones that I asked for specifically. I guess I'm just wondering if being interviewed means that the universities are already considering me a candidate for admissions or they just try and interview anyone who makes the lowest cut..</p>

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<p>There’s no way they have the manpower to go through applications to decide who gets an interview, wait for the results, and THEN make decisions. So yes, colleges that request you go to an interview will generally try to do that for all students.</p>

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<p>My ivy alma mater has about 30K apps. They don’t pre-sort – there’s no time and it’d be a waste of energy. Sure some applicants don’t get interviews but that’s how it is: it’s not a requirement for the admissions committee.</p>

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<p>Most colleges will give each applicant an opportunity for an interview, if they are in area with available alumni.</p>