<p>I need to change my interview time slot! Emergency rehearsal I cannot miss...</p>
<p>I hope they let me :-(</p>
<p>I had my interview already and it was not that bad. It helped that the interviewer was a friend of my dad's but I didn't really know him so it was kind of nice. He asked a lot of basic questions...What are your interests?...Where do you see yourself in 10 years?...</p>
<p>I just had my interview today. I got a middle-aged man (NU '75) who seemed to be a little out of it the whole time. He didn't pick up on a lot of my references to current popular culture, etc. and he was kind of expressionless most of the time. I think I got my point across, but for those about to interview, I'd be wary of quiet interviewers. The people in charge of the event organized it pretty well though. At first I thought it was going to be a group interview given the sheer quantity of people who showed up.</p>
<p>Overall I think I did the best I could with a quiet guy but it certainly put me at a disadvantage especially because it seemed like we didn't share a lot of the same interests.</p>
<p>forgottenhawk-</p>
<p>Since you're from the Bay Area, do you mind if I ask where you interviewed?</p>
<p>San Francisco - The Law Offices of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe near the Embarcadero.</p>
<p>They're holding interviews all day at my high school.... random????</p>
<p>My son interviewed last year at the same law offices near the Embarcadero in SF. His alumni interviewer was an enthusiastic young woman...it was a great experience and added another positive reference to his admission file.</p>
<p>Has anyone interviewed with someone from Menlo Park yet? It's a Sun Microsystems person, I think.</p>
<p>CA Griffin - Yeah it was a bit unfortunate; the person who got called in before me appeared to have an enthusiastic young woman interviewer. Haha, luck of the draw I guess.</p>
<p>vienna- Menlo Park is all on one day and I figure it'll be more or less the same experience I had in SF. There's going to be a whole lot of interviewers, and all the interviewees will be called into a waiting room where they'll wait until they're called. You will probably not be interviewing with an actual Sun Microsystems employee.</p>
<p>I had my interview on Saturday in the Seattle area. It went well, although I'm a prospective theater major and my interviewer was an industrial engineer! Hah. Anyway, I thought I'd post that both my interviewer and the person who checked people in (there were about 10 interviewers there) stressed to me that these interviews will not hurt your chances at getting into the school, and that they will really only be used to help the admissions team have a better understanding of who you (the applicant) are.</p>
<p>My son interviewed in NJ on Saturday. He loved his interviewer - they had a lot in common. He said it was his best interview yet.</p>
<p>forgottenhawk- All right, thanks for the info :)</p>
<p>By the way, did anyone bring anything to their interview...like a resume of some sort? I'm not sure if I should make/bring one...</p>
<p>My son didn't bring anything to the interview. But I would guess the interviewer will give students a business card when the interview is over. Remember to send a thank you note. :)</p>
<p>actormcfamous, Microsoft?</p>
<p>I just finished my interview today :) It was pretty good and I really liked my interviewer. He graduated in 2000. And actually, he didn't give me a business card or anything. Not entirely sure how I can contact him and send him a thank you note.</p>
<p>Mine was at some Medill office in DC. The interview I thought went pretty well. I was upset though because the interviewer asked if I had questions, so I asked one. I got a response, and then she moved on...no more question time :-\ Overall though good experience. And I guess they mean that it's informational for them!</p>
<p>after talking about 25-30 minutes about my involvement in my extracurricular activities, he asked me what SAT IIs, I had taken and that's all that he wrote down. Obviously those aren't already in my file! It seemed like he was just flipping through the Northwestern viewbook trying to find whatever questions he could think up. Then he found the admissions requirements page, and started asking me about SAT IIs. Obviously they don't really have any guidance on what the interview should cover so that just reinforces the fact that they probably aren't too important</p>
<p>I suspect that interviews may be a way to keep alumni involved with the school. Interviews provide the interviewer and the school with immediate feedback. Most interviews are informative while enabling the school to gauge an applicant's interest. Interviews can hurt, but probably can only help marginal candidates.</p>
<p>I was pretty clearly told by my interviewer on Saturday that, like young_one noted, they aren't given any specific questions to ask, and he really yanked that opportunity. Mine didn't ask me about any of my involvements or my interest in Northwestern at all, at least not directly. Rather, it was pretty conversational, though propelled by some unusual questions. We got talking about everything from Thai food to campaign finance.</p>
<p>I feel like a lot of times interviews are more for interviewers to get a feel for the person and decide about the fit of the student-within the student body and northwestern's ideals</p>