Likelihood of Fewer Alumni Interviews for Class of 2013 Seniors

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I just got word from our area coordinator that we have 500 applications to be spread amoug 41 active alumni volunteer interviewers. An impossible task.</p>

<p>In years past we used to interview up to 95% of applicants and were among the highest in the country. That goal is now out the window -- the new reality given the ballooning of apps in our area.</p>

<p>The real possibility of a not being contacted for an alum interview is higher than ever, these days.</p>

<p>Students should take note: apps aren't pre-sorted whatsoever. The coordinators know nothing about you so if you're assigned an interviewer or not, it's not any indicator of your eventual outcome.</p>

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<p>Ds was just asking about this. He sent in his app a week ago. What is the the timeframe during which he should expect to hear should he get an interview at all? We don’t answer a lot of calls if we don’t recognize the number …</p>

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<p>I’d say now thru mid Feb. Our write up deadlines are end of Feb. However, last minute requests from New Haven for specific un-interviewed students can occasionally happen into March.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t alter your phone habits. People will leave a voicemail, email separately or even text your son if he submitted his cell phone no.</p>

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<p>May I ask in what order you interview your assigned applicants? Alphabetically, perhaps?</p>

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<p>Mostly random. Names come in lists from New Haven based on completion verification of the application file. Then they are matched geographically with volunteers in our metro area.</p>

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<p>Do you mind saying how big the radius is that you are covering?</p>

<p>I’m asking because I live in a rural place, so I’m wondering how far I can go to an interview.</p>

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<p>I second MeIsHM, I live in rural Iowa and I really would like an interview.</p>

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<p>I live in a midwest city metro area. Outlying rural areas (1hr + drive) aren’t covered by us.</p>

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<p>There are alumni interviewers in some random rural areas. You could get lucky and have an interviewer in or near your rural location. </p>

<p>Some major cities have multiple interviewing regions controlled by different volunteer coordinators, each with their own corps of interviewers. Less populated states have the entire state as a single interviewing territory. Some countries are coordinated by a single volunteer. It really varies by location. I’ve read on CC of applicants in Europe taking multi-hour train trips to make it to an alumni interview.</p>

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<p>Hmm that’s interesting because I’m from Europe. I really hope I get an interview.</p>

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<p>Woohoo! Ds just got an interview request!</p>

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<p>For instance…</p>

<p>My D is in graduate school in Ann Arbor. We live on the east side of Detroit. D is an interviewer for the east side of Detroit, as there is more than sufficient coverage in Ann Arbor. So far she has done 3 SCEA interviews around Thanksgiving and 4 RD interviews last weekend, with more RD interviews to come.</p>