<p>ok so i've applied to cornell ED Arts and Sciences and so have alot of ppl in my school. However, some of them have been offered Interviews/Q&A sessions while others like me have not. Since we go to the same school and live in the same area it should mean that we all get one. Why is it that we're not being offered interviews? does this mean that we've already been deemed accepted or denied?</p>
<p>check some of the previous threads on this topic</p>
<p>sorry but i coulnt find any</p>
<p>The people who have been offered the alumni meeting most likely sent their application into Cornell before you did. So their application got processed first, and therefore, their name gets sent to the alumni in charge of the area before yours, thus getting a meeting before you do.</p>
<p>thats not true cuase i submitted mine earlier than some of those that got offered interviews. (one guy sent his at at 11:30 pm nov 1st lmao)</p>
<p>like I said, check previous threads for an exhaustive discussion on this topic.</p>
<p>Who knows and who cares? There are plenty of people who get accepted with or without the “interview” (which is only evaluative for hotelies and Arch students anyway). If you are offered an interview, attend and do your best. If not, then sit tight.</p>
<p>Maybe there was a limited number of interviewers in your area and they had to randomly choose which students to interview. I submitted my application past 11pm on nov 1st and got an e-mail to have a meeting last night.</p>
<p>Since no one seems to care to go back to look at previous threads (from earlier this week), here’s what Memphismom is referring to…</p>
<p>The alumni meetings are not required but if you receive a call, take it. You should also check your e-mail account that you put down on your application–that’s how an alumnus might be contacting you.</p>
<p>The alumnus in your area will talk to you about Cornell, and answer your questions. When they are done, they will file a brief report with the University. This is your chance to talk about yourself and present additional information about yourself that might not be on your application.</p>
<p>Whether or not you receive an alumni meeting is not a reflection on whether you will get admitted or not The alumnus contacting you is not in contact with the admissions office in this regard and only has contact information for you and what school you’re applied to, nothing more.</p>
<p>The reason you may not get a call? Simple–there aren’t as many available alumni in your area who volunteer to do this, and with early decision, there is very short turnaround when your name is put into the system, to contact you, set up the meeting and get the report in. And alumni are busy people.</p>
<p>thank you, cornellpezra, for taking the time to do the research for the applicant who refused to do the research to find the very easy to locate previous thread. </p>
<p>my own kids were frequently told, “That’s an excellent topic for you to look up on line”</p>
<p>Do these interviews hurt or help you…?
Should I prepare for the interview? I missed a call from an alumni yesterday.
Im kinda scared to call back lol because I dont know what to expect or what ill be interviewed on…</p>
<p>Anyone input? Thanks</p>
<p>These interviews can help and hurt you. I mean, if you do really poorly, and cannot explain why you want to Cornell, the report will reflect that and the admissions may think twice about you. However, if you do really well, and you are able to connect with the alumni, then I think a very great/positive report will be written about you, and that will surely put you, as an applicant, in a higher light. </p>
<p>I think that Cornell says that these alumni meetings don’t really count for anything, but I’m sure they do to some degree. Also, if you do not respond to alumni contact, the alumni will write a report saying how they tried to come in contact with you several times, but you have not responded, and I don’t think that leaves a very a good impression. </p>
<p>For my interview, I was asked why I chose Cornell, and why the specific college, I applied to. I was also asked to discuss my extracurricular activities, and whatnot. After that was done, I was given the opportunity to ask any questions regarding Cornell. In total, it was approximately 45 minutes. It was a very casual thing, nothing to serious or formal. It was like an information session.</p>
<p>Ohhh okay. Thanks for the post, superexcited. 
I will call him back perhaps tomorrow or Sunday since I’ve got stuff going on.
I hope it doesn’t look bad if I call him back in 2 days…</p>
<p>Do not be nervous about calling the alum back. This can only help you.</p>
<p>If you’ve applied ED, you already know why Cornell is the choice for you. All you need to do is be yourself. Explain why Cornell is your choice, but also talk about yourself. It’s not difficult. I would recommend you perhaps have a few questions ready for the alumnus as well.</p>
<p>(And thanks, Memphismom).</p>
<p>also, not getting an interview may be a positive thing. cornell might want to interview the applicants who they want to know more about or if let’s say there is something “bad” they want cleared up or whatever.</p>
<p>Reptil:</p>
<p>Incorrect. All applicants stand an equal chance of being contacted (every applicant’s name is put into the system). It just depends if there is an available alumnus who can make the time commitment. The alumnus knows nothing about you walking into your meeting, except what school you applied to.</p>
<p>Please be careful about spreading misinformation.</p>
<p>I think it’s a stratified random sample (AP Stats <3). But anyways, I had my meeting with an alumnus today and it went really well Also, I don’t believe he knew what school I had applied to because he asked me.</p>
<p>I don’t think that its a stratified random sample, nor a random sample at that. It’s just that if the alumnus receives your name and contact information, time permitting, you will get a call and a meeting. I know everyone in my school who applied ED (10+) to Cornell got a meeting.</p>
<p>Superexcited, you’re just proving me wrong all over the place lol. If there are enough alumni to meet with all the students in your area, then yes, it wouldn’t be a random sample. I just believe that if someone is not picked, it is not for a specific reason. The alumni in the area just didn’t have time to meet with everybody</p>
<p>Even if you’re all from the same school, it’s very, very likely that you all have different alumni interviewers. Some interviewers take longer contacting their applicants while others are quicker, so even though you applied earlier, you might’ve been grouped with someone who takes his time, so just be patient :).</p>