<p>so basically, how does it work, what was the process, and what were some of the questions they asked? any other relevant information will be helpful too.
thanks!</p>
<p>p.s. my interview is on wed, and will be over the phone, so "phone ppl" lmk! good luck all!</p>
<p>It's not bad, they'll ask you questions about why you chose Cornell, and have questions ready to ask about Cornell. Simple things like, how's the food? what opportunities are there for freshman socializing? what's the Ithaca/Cornell relationship? How do the professors and students interact? What did you like most about Cornell?</p>
<p>If you love the school (which I'm sure you do, else you wouldn't have applied), it'll be easy to come up with questions. I stayed at least 30 minutes more than the interviewer had planned because I had so many questions and she had so much to tell me.</p>
<p>ahh great thx a lot!</p>
<p>You might end up talking about things non-Cornell, btw. I doubt he planned it, but my interviewer and I ended up talking about all sorts of things like my high school and miscellaneous topics, back and forth with talking about Cornell. It probably gave him a sense of who I am as a person besides Cornellian-wannabe haha, but who knows? Maybe we're bad at sticking on topic. Just a heads-up that it might happen to you (but it is really no big deal :)).</p>
<p>Me and my interviewer talked about JFK for about 20 mins (she graduated in '62 lol). She also requested my transcript, scores, resume, and essays although I've heard their not supposed to do that. Definaltey wasnt an information session for me and more of a formal interview/grill session so be prepared for that as well. I wasnt really expecting it to be so much of an interview based on what others have said but I guess mine was differnt lol.</p>
<p>cheers,
Mike</p>
<p>Thank you so much guys. My information session is set up for tomorrow and this thread has been very helpful.</p>
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<p>There's nothing wrong with an alum asking a few pointed questions about your academic interests and your life in general, but scores and essays are completely a no no. You might want to contact the the admissions department and just give them a heads up. Back in the day Cornell actually required an interview of all applicants, and your contact presumably never got the memo.</p>
<p>miktau: that's funny, my interview was a complete opposite! She was like...I don't want to hear your GPA, your SATs, or your APs, so just tell me why you love Cornell! Some of those things did come up, though, as I asked her questions about credit transfers and course placement based upon AP scores.</p>
<p>It probobly woudnt help even if I contacted, I still think she'll write me a good rec.</p>
<p>oh mannnn i got an email today from a CAAAN representative, requesting an interview! i'm so nervous as heck....i dont even know if i should do this, i am such an awkward person and can't really do interviews well....</p>
<p>yeah the only "real" questions my interviewer asked me was why i wanted to go to cornell and what activities i engaged in outside of school...
other than that, it was mostly a conversation about my family, school, etc..</p>
<p>I hope I get a request, too.
But I hear that it's basically just a little time to talk to a Cornellian about Cornell and yourself, nothing really strenuous.</p>
<p>onlyiknow: definitely take the opportunity: it's a great opportunity to ask any questions you have, and you can choose to do it over the phone, if your worried about appearing awkward. These should always reflect kindly on you if you truly love Cornell and are knowledgeable about why.</p>
<p>After about an hour, the alumnus was rather terrified of me as I inquired about the transportation issue with blood shot eyes. But all the trivialities aside, I believe ChandlerBing's descrption most accurately sums up the whole session. Confide in yourselves. And good luck!</p>
<p>alumnus. alumni is plural.</p>
<p>Change has been made.</p>
<p>True dat.</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>The lady that did mine was pretty cool. </p>
<p>We actually talked about my major (food science) for awhile. She had no idea Cornell has the best food science program in the country (like most people), and had me explain what the field was and why I wanted to pursue it. </p>
<p>Then she asked my some cliche interview questions, we chatted about Obama/McCain (the interview was pre-election), and she told me about her son (who is a year younger than me and goes to my schools "rival" school). </p>
<p>Actually, the end of the interview was funny. She said "So what math are you in, Multivariable Calculus?", and I was like "No, just Ap Calculus BC", and shes like "oh, too bad, my sons going to take multivariable", and i said "its not offered at my school" and shes like "well thats a shame". </p>
<p>Luckily, we got on the topic of how I play horn in a bunch of orchestras, and she was really impressed. WHEW.</p>
<p>gremfu22: haha. wow that is so funny!! haha that must have been awkward ending. :[ lol but thank goodness for orchestras and horns. :D</p>
<p>I just had mine! I wasn't in the mood to talk much, but my alumnus was really nice! She talked a lot about Cornell and answered all my questions. I kind of rambled and had a lot of "ums" and "sort of's". I'm bad at expressing myself verbally. That's what happens when you are foreign-born. At least that's what I have noticed.
She asked my why I wanted to attend Cornell, and why I wanted to choose computer science as my major, and I told her.
I asked her a bajillion questions, but she was really nice about everything. :] I hope i left a good impression. I felt bad with all the um's and "i can't express it in words" ordeal.</p>
<p>Had an AAP interview. The lady was really nice and I think we just had a friendly chat about multivariable calculus (no joke) and Serra's tilted arc. She really liked my sketchbook, I felt like I fumbled on some of the larger picture questions. </p>
<p>My advice would be to come in confident, maybe read the news and contemplate some obvious career/future/education statements.</p>