<p>I just had my Tufts interview with a local parent, which went great except that it was awfully rushed towards the end and I was not able to comment on my leadership. I think my resume lists my leadership positions pretty well (I've managed two bands, Directed and Assistant directed all of my high school plays, directed, produced, and acted in a few movies, and founded a few clubs and groups in my school which leans very heaviliy towards the athletic side).</p>
<p>My point is, should I call my interviewer to add this to what I would like the admissions committee to know, or does my resume set me up well enough? My essays were more about my intellectual side, and I know Tufts values leaders so I would like to portray that as much as possible. My scores and such are all in a good range for Tufts, I just want to make sure my qualities are evident. </p>
<p>Any input any of you might have would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>As a Tufts interviewer, I think I’d be happy to hear something more from a student that we hadn’t had time to get to, particularly if it were something that was not already highlighted in the student’s application. My personal bias would be to email instead of call, first thanking the alum for the interview. Then I’d say just what you told us here–that you’d been thinking that your application focused more on the intellectual and you’d be grateful if the interview report could mention this other side of you.</p>
<p>I’m going to go the other way on this one. It does sound like your resume lists your leadership positions pretty adequately; I think it would be over-doing it to call up and ask your interviewer to add more things. If it were me, and the interview went well, I would want to leave her with that impression, not the impression of a neurotic and nervous kid who forgot to say everything there was to be said and is now calling her at work. If it went poorly, then further calls will probably only irritate her further.</p>
<p>It may be the difference in our ages, Snarf, but a “neurotic and nervous” kid calling me about college admissions tends to elicit feeling of compassion rather than annoyance. Remember that Tufts admissions mantra, “We are not jerks.”</p>
<p>Seashore - Maybe you wouldn’t be irritated, but in terms of leaving a last impression, which would strike you as a better candidate for admission, a confident and prepared student who thanked you and left, or a student who called you back to make sure you knew every possible relevant detail?</p>
<p>Hmm… I think there’s a lot of room between a confident student who thanks me and leaves and what you’re describing, a kid who is showing him or herself to be pitifully needy.</p>
<p>In practice, not very many kids get back to me after their interviews, even just to say thanks. Occasionally, a student keeps in touch a bit, and I’ve even had a few students continue to contact me after being DENIED admission. None of the applicants who have contacted me have seemed particularly needy, except perhaps one who’d gotten in off the wait list and couldn’t make a decision. </p>
<p>I understand your point well enough to have thought of it myself. But I balanced the thought with knowing that I never use an applicant’s resume unless it’s to check a spelling. And my major objective in interview reports is to highlight areas that are not highlighted in the rest of the application. So, I gave this OP the benefit of the doubt, thinking that the addtional contact would indicate sincere enthusiasm for Tufts and be useful to the report.</p>
<p>I thank you both for your opinions, and I can see both sides of the arguement, but I decided to call anyway. It was quick and pianless and my interviewer was very kind and friendly. So all’s well that ends well :)</p>