So, I’ve heard a bit about so-called parent interviews that are supposed to take place after the student portion.
My mom didn’t do any parent interviews, because I went to all the interviews alone. (Just for convenience-- my mom works and I’m used to taking public transit anyways). But, now I’m worried that it could have a negative effect on my acceptance chances. Will it?
Also, at all the school events, I went alone as well. I noticed that most fellow students brought their parents along, but i didn’t really think much of it at the time. Now, i’m worried that it might’ve given a bad impression…
Anyways, does anyone know how this could affect my chances?
Thanks lol
(also–1 month and 10 days to M10! ahhhh, put me in a coma and wake me up when descisions come out)
I don’t think it will. Just explain that your mom works, and couldn’t afford to take a day off. Admissions people are aware of this. Being a working parent is difficult, so I can understand.
Pretty sure DH and I never did a BS interview, but we did fill out the parent statement. No worries, @TheHappinessFund. Just make sure she fills out the statement. The schools need SOME indication that your parent(s) are on board with your decision to attend BS. They don’t actually need to meet your mom.
I would expect that if it mattered an AO would say “can I speak to your parents?”
Make sure your parents filled out the parent statements.
FWIW - only a few schools included us in a parent interview. The school our kiddo ultimately chose to attend ( of 8 offers) did not include parents in the interview process - other than a a few minutes of (“Hey, any questions about our school?”). DH never met an AO and could never attend a tour/interview due to work. We saved vacation days for Revisit week. That is it. As noted by smarter folks than us (see above), schools want to know that your parents are on board with this decision and also WHY you seek a boarding school education. Maybe, schools are looking for some red flags if the parent statement or interview answers are drastically different. For example, we met a nice young man at XYZinterview who really wanted to go away to BS from his home in the Midwest, His mom, however, told us that she was ambivalent about him going away from home and thought he should wait another year. We wondered if such a difference in view would be evident in the interview or statements (XYZ school had short parent essays on their application at the time).
BTW we did complete the parent statements for each school and were honest in our responses. They still accepted kiddo.
Agree with the above and also the parent interviews we did were pretty brief and not worth the hype. More of a quick check-in that we were on board and believed our child was making the right decision to apply.
Parental interviews, if offered, are mostly offered as a courtesy to answer any questions the parent may have about the school or the admissions process.
You are just fine standing on your own!