<p>Has anyone had an interview for penn ED or RD? I am very curios about it.</p>
<p>Yea i did for ED, with an alumni. I strongly recommend that you do it because i believe that the interview was one of the reasons i got in. There were several much stronger candidates in my school also applying ED and i believe the interview along with the essays set me apart.</p>
<p>I second that. Many say that the interviews are barely considered, but this is your chance to justify your grades, extracurriculars, and show that you’re more than a pen and paper student. My interview definitely played a huge role in my acceptance. Make sure to be engaging and know exactly what you want to get out of penn. I was interviewed by an alumni and she was incredibly friendly. However, always prepare for the worst and google interview questions. I went over every single one and rehearsed what I wanted to say.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! How ling did they last? I had one for Georgetown and it was barely 30 minutes. I really hope I get one as I feel that is where I stand out the best.</p>
<p>Did you get contacted by alumni for interviews or did you state it in your application? Cus I don’t see any option for interviews on common app…</p>
<p>^ Someone answer this please!! Do you get contacted by Penn ( like Princeton) or do you need to write to them??</p>
<p>In my ED interview, I was contacted by the interviewer.</p>
<p>A quick Google search tends to answer most questions ^^ Don’t worry, I did that part for you. This is from the UPenn site.</p>
<p>“Individual interviews are available through our alumni volunteers, who initiate contact with first-year candidates following a student’s submission of both the Common Application and Penn Supplement. Please do not contact the Penn Alumni Interview Program volunteers; they will reach out to you if they can offer you an interview.”</p>
<p>Yes, I submitted my RDapp on like December 30 and I was contacted by an alum on like December 31.</p>
<p>Wow that’s really fast. I submitted mine on the apocalypse, Dec 21st, and still haven’t heard anything.</p>
<p>Sanguinee there might not be an alum in your area.</p>
<p>I live in Atlanta, which is a really big city, so I’m almost certain there is a Penn alumni close by. Or maybe there are alumni but don’t choose to interview…</p>
<p>I was accepted ED and turned in my application October the 15th. I’m pretty sure there were plenty of alumni in Ohio, but I was not offered an interview. Interviews are given at random by the Alumni Association. If you are not contacted by an alumnus, don’t fret! </p>
<p>But for all those who have had or are going to have interviews, good luck!</p>
<p>Pmsleepy where in OH do you live?</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ll get one. Mexico City doesn’t sound like somewhere a UPenn alumnus would live… but who knows? Big city.</p>
<p>You guys still have three months, don’t worry too much; some people are interviewed last minute if the admission office is on the fence. However, being in a big city doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s going to be an alumni in your area. Personally, I feel that applicants in the Midwest/Southwest are at a disadvantage with interviews regarding a school on the East Coast 
I believe only half of the applicants are interviewed, but I know a lot of people that have been accepted and weren’t asked.</p>
<p>I just got word that for my HYP alma mater, we have 500 applications for 41 alumni volunteers. We used to interview up to 95% of applicants. That goal is not out the window. The new reality given the ballooning of apps in our area.</p>
<p>The real possibility of a No Interview is higher than ever, these days.</p>
<p>Forgive my weird question, how is it that you used to interview 95% of applicants? Were there less applicants than you have today, or more alumni volunteers?</p>
<p>Both. Many more apps, a few alums dropping out – little fresh blood taking over the spots.</p>
<p>Even 4 years ago, I’d be assigned 5-6 each year. Then it got to ten, then fourteen, then fifteen. Right now, I interviewed 5 EA applicants and got another nine assigned to me. Reasons? Common App usage, rise in knowledge due to internet, rise in cachet of an Ivy name, IMHO</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah I know what you mean. A lot more people should volunteer, I think. I mean, I undertand it might be a tedious process, but if more people volunteered, each alum would have less interviews. The increase in no. of interviews per alums might affect the dropping out rate… idk…</p>