<p>Okay so I'm applying to colleges this year (obviously) and I have this question about interviews.</p>
<p>I always figured colleges that give alumni interviews "do their best" to contact every applicant within an area where alumni are, right? Regardless of who you are or how your application looks, I figured both the 4.0 and the 2.0 student have an equal chance of getting an interview with Harvard once they submit their application, (given that both submit it on time), right? Perhaps students who submitted their apps first will get contacted first, but that doesn't necessarily mean students who submitted apps later on won't get one (unless there's a specific interview deadline of course).</p>
<p>But now my friends and parents and counselors are giving me all sorts of conflicting information. </p>
<p>Like the following: </p>
<p>1) colleges contact students they like the best first after reviewing their application for an interview. is this true?
2) really poor students will not be contacted for an interview because that would just be "a waste of the college's time" since they're getting rejected anyway. true or false? (by really poor, i mean like a 3.0/1700 applying to harvard or something)
3) if you never get contacted for an interview, it's because you suck/have lower chances of being accepted than those who do get contacted. true or false?
4) "informational meetings" (one-to-one) with alumni to ask questions about the school and stuff aren't actual interviews. true or false?
5) the interview will make or break your chances. T/F?
6) the interview means virtually nothing. t/f?
7) never order any food or drink during an interview if the interviewer is paying. only ask for a glass of water if pressured just to be polite. t/f?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!!</p>
<p>okay i mean seriously, i can't figure out how important interviews are at all. for example, supposedly you absolutely need one as an application requirement for georgetown...my alumni interviewer contacted me over a month after i got my ea acceptance!!</p>