interviews

Graduate School Law School
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<p>how much do interviews play a part in the admissions process? I've heard that most law schools don't interview, but evaluate an applicant based solely on their paper application. to what extent is this true? </p>

<p>which top law schools require interviews? optional? don't do interviews at all? </p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Northwestern requires interviews from every student who does not have atleast one year of post bac work experience.</p>

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<p>Northwestern aims to interview all of its applicants. The aforementioned requirement may in fact exist, but nowhere on the application or interview portion of the website is it stated. They clearly say that they prefer to interview applicants, but I don't believe there's a stated requirement.</p>

<p>(I'm open to correction!)</p>

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<p>My statement is based on my actual face to face conversation with their Dean because I asked him directly as to under what conditions are interviews required. His response to me was any student applying straight out of undergrad or anyone with out at least one year of paid work experience post bac must interview.</p>

<p>From their application:</p>

<p>Admissions Interview</p>

<p>Please select one. Admissions interviews can be requested online at <a href="http://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

<p>I had or have scheduled an on-campus interview on (date) . Please wait for my interview results before reviewing my application.</p>

<p>I have requested an off-campus interview and await my assignment. Please wait for my interview results before reviewing my application.</p>

<p>I had or have been assigned an off-campus interview. Please wait for my interview results before reviewing my application.</p>

<p>I do not intend to have an admissions interview. (Please do not request an interview after checking this box and submitting your application. Interviews
scheduled or requested after checking this box and submitting an application may NOT be considered in the evaluation of your candidacy.)</p>

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<p>An unstated requirement, then. Thanks for the info!</p>

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<p>For what it may be worth, I applied to Harvard, Columbia, and Northeastern, and nobody interviewed me. I suppose you could get better information by calling admissions offices. I imagine that if you are the type of person who got bids to join 5 different fraternities or sororities, then an interview would be a plus.</p>

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<p>I think Northwestern is the only top law school that regularly interviews.</p>

<p>Harvard calls a lot of people on the phone, but that seems to be more for recruiting purposes than for evaluation.</p>

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Harvard calls a lot of people on the phone, but that seems to be more for recruiting purposes than for evaluation.

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<p>Really? I know Dean Stock calls students after they've applied, but not all of them; most who receive the call are admitted, but I know quite a few this year whose applications were held. I do not know of anyone who was rejected after receiving the call.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, from what my friends have told me about the call, it seems that it's more of a chance for the admissions committee to ask a few more questions about the applicant, as well as for the applicant to ask some questions about the school. So I guess the call is an interview, in some sense or another.</p>