<p>I know that it's much better to schedule an interview ON campus, but because of distance i can't make it to about half my schools. this is the half that allows region reps to interview through them, and there are plenty in the area that i live in.</p>
<p>would it put me in a significant disadvantage in admissions should i do an off campus interview with someone who is not the boarding school's faculty, or would the interview off campus be the same thing as on?</p>
<p>If you can't travel then it really is a moot point -- there are a few schools out there that require an on-campus interview, but most will use a phone interview or off-campus interview without an issue. </p>
<p>The only time that not doing an on-campus interview will count against you is if you live within 200 miles of the school (numerous schools told us this -- and all used the "200 mile" figure).</p>
<p>My son did a combination of on-campus interviews, off-campus interviews with travelling reps, off-campus interview with an alumni that was also on the board of directors and phone interviews -- it didn't seem to play any part in the admissions or financial aid results. </p>
<p>I will suggest that if you call to set up an interview with the representative that is travelling in your area that you make it very clear that you are applying to the school (even if you are still deciding) and you want an admission's interview. The first off-campus interview my son scheduled was for Mercersburg -- and the person he met thought that we wanted more information about Mercersburg, not an official interview. She was very nice -- but spent most of the time talking about Mercersburg and didn't ask him any "interview type" questions. I think it was a miscommunication -- but one to avoid, if possible.</p>
<p>i can travel (hence the other half of my schools are getting on-campus tours& interviews), but because of the distance it costs a LOT of money, and we don't have too many days where the boarding school itself has school and we don't (i live internationally so no, Saturdays are a no-go, literally.) and my school is a place where if you miss even one day, you're missing out on five homework assignments, one project with two other people, one essay, and a test or a quiz. ok, slight exaggeration on the difficulty of the homework and maybe the essay being an everyday thing. more like weekly, but you get my point.</p>
<p>thanks for the miscommunication advice, i'd hate to have that happen to me =/ even if i hadn't heard that though, i think my mom would have emphasized how much i LOVEE the school (which, in all of my schools, i really do) and how much i would LOVE to go, etc. it's amazing how much energy she can put into a conversation XD</p>