<p>So, it's March 18. Decisions are released on March 31. I just got asked to have an interview with someone from the alumni association yesterday! Do you think that means that the admissions board is on the fence about me or something?</p>
<p>that’s awkward/cool…you probably are on the fence…make sure you smash the interview out of the park :)</p>
<p>@ ineligible hero : same as svna91…it’s a great chance to show your true self to them, as in through the interview, and leap over to the accepted side…good luck.</p>
<p>It could mean a lot of things, but it probably at least means that you’re not already in the reject pile.</p>
<p>ineligiblehero: It sounds as if they are giving you a look personally and I think they would not bother this late in the game if they didn’t have some sort of interest in you. I have read on other discussion forums that while an interview does not guarantee admission, many times it is the deciding factor if they are on the fence. (Hey no pressure there) ;)</p>
<p>I was called to the previous In-School Suspension Room (of all places!) in school last week and interviewed on the spot for Vassar. Of course, I was wearing my favorite worn jeans, a t-shirt, and my hair in a ponytail/loose bun with a hair clip thingy topped off by a mechanical pencil shoved through it! ROFL I was so shocked I couldn’t even think of a question to ask…lovely.</p>
<p>I had my Yale interview with a fantastic doctor alum back in December. It was very informal (at Chic-Fil-A when Starbucks kicked us out), lasted about an hour and a half, and he was very nice and informative.</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>
<p>I was NEVER contacted for an interview. Should I contact them myself and try to schedule something?</p>
<p>^Short answer: No, don’t contact them.</p>
<p>Why isn’t it a good idea to contact them?</p>
<p>My son had a situation where an alum from one of the schools he applied to (not Yale, another Ivy) called to say that they wanted to interview him “again”, the original interviewer never submitted the paperwork and could not be reached. Except, that it was a mix up and the original alum who was supposed to interview him never contacted him in the first place. If not for someone following up, the result could have been an assumption that perhaps my son was just not that interested and never interviewed even when he was invited to. So, why not ask for an interview, just in case?</p>
<p>Long Answer: If a college doesn’t get to have an opportunity to get an interview, it is not held against you. </p>
<p>Directly from the FAQ section that came with the Yale ELI ID info letter,
"Q: I have not been contacted by an alumni interviewer. What should I do?</p>
<p>A: There is nothing you need to do. Please note that it is not possible for us to interview all applicants, and that an interview is not required for admission to Yale. If an ASC member is available to meet with you, he/she will contact you to schedule an interview."</p>
<p>They will not think you are at all disinterested. Yale just receives a notice that they were unable to have an interview. That’s all. I’m certain there are many students who have to bail out on their interviews/ don’t have interviews for personal, health, or scheduling issues. Therefore nothing is really inferred from not having an interview.</p>
<p>Also, if you check out the yale college report (sorry, I forgot what it’s officially called) Yale lists that interviews are “considered” on a scale of most important, important, considered, and not considered. So specifically at Yale, the interviews are not a huge deciding factor.</p>
<p>If you log on to the Yale site for Early Action students, you’ll see that decisions are being uploaded. At this point in time it is too late to get an interview because most if not all decisions have actually been made. They’re just finalizing financial aid. If Yale really, really thought that an interview would matter and it’s a make or break decision, then I’m certain the admissions office would contact him or her.</p>
<p>I’m basing all of the above paragraph based on the certain point of time we’re at in the admissions cycle. I assume that for your son there was time to contact the student so there was time to contact another alumni, meet, and send back the interview through the mail. </p>
<p>Hopefully that explains it well enough.</p>
<p>ineligiblehero, I have/had basically the same situation (contacted around the same time as well). Out of curiosity, which state are you in?</p>
<p>Hopefully, it’s a good thing–keep your fingers crossed.</p>
<p>Icestorm is correct – the timing is largely a function of availability. The alumni interview is not a huge factor unless you do abnormally poorly.</p>