I got a call a couple days ago from a Penn Alumni to set up an interview. I applied for regular, is this normal for Penn to request interviews? I thought you have to request interviews yourself. I’m really nervous since this is my first interview, so any suggestions and tips would be appreciated!
<p>I got an email about Penn also. He told me to call him monday ( it is normal)</p>
<p>It's normal. Just be yourself during the interview.</p>
<p>do the interviews for penn help alot if u make a good impression?</p>
<p>Like many other prestigious colleges that interview, the feedback from the interviewer is used when evaluating an application. They primarily provide the committee with insight into one's character. It adds a facet to your application that would otherwise remain unseen. It's rarely a bad thing to get an interview even if it doesn't turn out the way you like. I've done interviews for Rice and MIT and will do one for Harvard tomorrow. I thought my interview with the MIT alumnus was a disaster but I got in. The Rice one was excellent, and I think I'll get accepted.</p>
<p>Bottom Line: Yeah, be yourself. Be passionate about yourself and what you do.</p>
<p>I, um, didn't get an email or call about an interview. admittedly, i sent my app in like the day it was due. will everyone get to interview? anybody know when i should expect to be contacted by, or not?</p>
<p>Not all applicants get an interview. It depends on how active the alumni committee in your area is. If there are many alumni willing to do interviews around your hometown and not too many applicants, most people will get interviews. If not, only a few people get interviews; if I'm not mistaken, they are determined by first come, first serve. I think you would have been contacted by now if you were going to get an interview, since I sent my app in on the last day as well, and my interviewer called me last week.</p>
<p>My interview is going to be held at the interviewer's house. What should I wear? Should I wear a shirt and tie or just a tucked in collared shirt? I kind of think that since the interview's at his house, I should be less professional? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Yeah, my Rice and MIT interviews were in the interviewers' houses. I wore slacks and a collared shirt to both. I didn't even bother with long sleeves. They wore similar attire. Slacks and turtlenecks.</p>
<p>Yeah, i mean if it was at some office with a waiting line, then i'd def. wear something more professional (shirt/tie), but this is at his house and it seems that I should be semi-casual. My parents are bugging me to wear a shirt and tie, what do yah think?</p>
<p>Hmmm, if you don't mind wearing shirt and tie, then go ahead - to please them. If you would rather wear something less formal, tell them to bugger off. In more euphemistic terminology, of course.</p>