Northwestern Interview?

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Hey guys,

I applied for Northwestern in the regular decision round and was contacted to schedule an interview, which I did. The weird thing is that I wasn’t given a specific interviewer, just the address of a building to meet at. This is pretty different from the other schools I have applied to, where an interviewer personally contacts me to schedule a time.

Because of this, I was wondering if the interview process at Northwestern is different than other schools. Is it a group interview? Am I still being interviewed by Northwestern alums? Can anyone give me some info on what to expect?

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You should contact the person that scheduled the interview and ask them for more detailed information.

However, I would not worry about it - interviews are considered, but are not an important part of the NU admissions decision. For details, please look at page 7 of the Common Data Set: http://enrollment.northwestern.edu/pdf/common-data/2014-15.pdf

FYI - I am a parent of 2 NU alums, one admitted ED and one RD - and neither interviewed.

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My D. had her Northwestern interview today in L.A. and was very pleased. She was told where to meet her interviewer (interviewers were held at a private school) but that was about it. She felt like she had a good, easy-going discussion, and it was 1:1. Hope that helps.

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Does every student who is being considered for admission get asked to interview? Or is it just some?

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Yeah I was invited to apply for an interview three times, but each time it went to my spam box. I just now saw the third invite which was from three days ago. Hopefully they still have some STL interview spots open.

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Hello, I am new to College Confidential. I am also registered for an interview, and I was just curious about what kind of questions are asked. What are some of the harder questions asked? Also, what are you doing to prepare for your interview – is there anything you would recommend? Thanks in advance!