<p>Are interview avialable for applicants applying to a college other than the Hotel School? If so, what do they ask you? When is the interview? (before or after the application is sent it?)</p>
<p>Only Hotel and AAP have evaluative interviews. CAS, Eng., ILR, CHE, and CALS have what are called "informational interviews." You essensially speak to an alumnus/alumna in your home town (that is the most common thing to happen) and he/she answers questions and reminisces for you. Treat it like any other interview, except know it doesn't count for much of anything. If your application is really hanging in the balance, a very positive alumni interview could push you over the edge, but they really can't hurt you, and don't help you much either, other than perhaps demonstrating that you are indeed interested in attending Cornell and not applying as a backup.</p>
<p>Did you have an information interview?</p>
<p>nope, but i visited campus and a local information session. Just make sure you display some interest so they know it's not a safety. even if you apply ED it's probably helpful. This goes for all colleges. Fill out their application and visit and everything pretending the college is your first choice. That will make your app more positive and convincing...just doing it with that mindset.</p>
<p>I was hoping for an on-campus interview for CAS since I'm a transfer and have some things to explain. Eep. Oh well.</p>
<p>you can get an alum interview</p>
<p>beginning: Include a letter to the adcom. with your application if you have some extraneous circumstance or unusual history/information you have to explain. It's as good as an interview for what you're looking to accomplish. Or what you want to say might fit into the essay about "why Cornell."</p>
<p>Actually, if you're applying to ILR as a transfer, you do have to have an interview on campus which does factor into the admissions process.</p>
<p>yea, most people here who talk about "admissions" are referring to freshman standing admissions because that's a billion times more common...i don't know much about trans. admissions.</p>