<p>Earlier today, I got an email from NU about alumni interviews. I went to the website from the email, registered, and at 10 PM Pacific Standard Time (12 AM Central Time) tried to sign up for a interview (sign-ups started on January 5th). However, by the time I tried to sign up, before even a minute of the sign-up time had passed, all the interview slots had filled. I know "if you snooze you lose" but this is crazy. Did this happen to anyone else?</p>
<p>The same thing happened to me and I live less than an hour away from the campus. I have no idea why they filled up so quickly…</p>
<p>^ Interesting. I got the mail too today, though the interview slots didn’t fill up yet(International Student here). Sadly for me, the only alumni interviewer in India is in Mumbai which is quite far away from where I live!! So I guess I won’t be doing a Northwestern Interview!!</p>
<p>rishav - can you do a phone or skype interview? It is important for you to show interest.</p>
<p>Plenty of people get in without interviews, so it really doesn’t matter if you can’t get one. Rishav, they’ll understand that you can’t make it, and Sax, you can go visit to show interest.</p>
<p>I didn’t do a Northwestern interview, even though I was encouraged to, and I got in anyway. I didn’t have any special hooks or anything, so I wouldn’t panic if you can’t get an interview. I’ve heard that the interview doesn’t pull much weight in most cases.</p>
<p>Of course, showing interest in the school IS important, so if you can get an interview, great. I don’t know what exactly the sign-up system is like, but is there any way you can monitor it for potential openings? I would guess that at least a few people will cancel, and if they do, you might be able to get their slot if you’re vigilant.</p>
<p>More slots opened up, so I did get an interview after all.
I know that the interview isn’t required, I just want to talk with someone who really knows a lot about life at Northwestern so I can learn more about it than I could get from the NU website and my mom (who graduated in the '80s). Also, I want to drive home the point that I’m a great fit for the school academically (from what I can tell).</p>
<p>I have 2 kids that were admitted to NU - Zero interviews. D was RD, son ED.</p>
<p>Interviews are optional at NU, so I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Don’t do that thatrunnerkid! (wow, it seems like a lot of runners are into NU), your grades will show that you’re an academic fit, and don’t just shower complements on the school, your interview is so they can learn about you as a person more, the fact that you do an interview should show sufficient interest. I mean, don’t just whatever your way through the interview, but it would be a waste of an interview just saying:I have good grades and NU is the best school ever. Try and learn about the school from the interviewer if you really want to show interest, and just be yourself. I could be wrong though, i didn’t do an interview, so Im no expert. It just seems like everyone is gonna be talking about their grades and why NU is great in their interviews. Im a runner who got in Ed with an SAT and grades WAY below the avg, so a lot of the acceptance is about things that aren’t really quantifiable</p>
<p>@Sam, My bad on the wording there, by “a great fit for the school academically,” I meant that with my academic interests, I would be a great fit for the school and vice versa.
And hey, with any luck I’ll be seeing you at NU’s Running Club next year!</p>
<p>I hope so too! In that case, hell yea, talk about the academic fit thing, I talked about the unique RTVF program at NU in my essay and it worked for me</p>