I’m in an area with a decent-sized alumni association and a few kids have already been interviewed in my area/from my school. Any reason I haven’t been interviewed yet or gotten an email scheduling an interview? Should I just wait it out and be patient?
Thanks!
probably because the alum that got your name is busy, scatterbrained, or doesn’t check their email. When did you apply? If it was a long time ago, it wouldn’t hurt to shoot a call or email to the admissions office. But if it was at the deadline, wait a while. And remember that alum interviews matter extremely little.
I just interviewed someone on Monday. I emailed him this: “Nice meeting you as well. I was thinking about something you said about your fellow classmates – anxiously awaiting interviews. If you have a chance, can you relay to them this info? I know for a fact that this year, at least for Yale, that applicants have far outpaced our available interviewer slots and that students were assigned interviewers in the most random way possible – yet many still won’t get a call. That’s just how the numbers added up. It may allay some of their jitters. Take care,”
I agree with the scatterbrained interviewer. Remember that we are real people. For example, while my D was home for Christmas break, I spent a lot of my time with her. Didn’t check e-mails regularly. Had 4 interview requests from the Alumni Schools Committee (ASC) Chair. I am now scrambling to catch up - I did two over the weekend after she left.
There does appear to be a lot more applicants this year because the ASC is having a hard time finding interviewers even in areas that have a lot of alumni. Please remember that not having an interview will not hurt your chances. I never had on.