<p>hey guys,</p>
<p>i know that most schools do interviews by alumni location, but i've heard differently about cornell. </p>
<p>i know that you have to interview for some schools within Cornell- like the Hotel School, but for the schools that don't require interviews-- do you get chosen through some selective process or just because of an alumni in your area?</p>
<p>It all depends on how active your area's alumni chapter is. These interviews are mainly for informational purposes, and don't play a significant role (if any) in the admissions process like Hotel or AAP.</p>
<p>D applied RD to College of Human Ecology and was offered an interview with a Cornell alumni in early December- which she enthusiastically took advantage of. Interview went well- alum. provided information she anticipated by reading the CAAN website- thanks to CC posts. He also asked D a number of questions about why Cornell, CHE, etc. and emailed to let her know he would be submitting a positive evaluation. Since we thought the interview was for informational purposes only, D was pleased. Only one other person from her school has applied to Cornell and was not contacted to interview.</p>
<p>@greentopazz - I don't think applicants get chosen by some selective process for the interview; I applied ED and no-one interviewed me despite the fact that there are a few Cornell alumni in my country (UAE) who conduct interviews. I was really worried that they weren't considering me seriously as they didn't interview me but I got accepted anyway, so don't worry about it.</p>
<p>the interview is very laid back and your interviewer does a lot of talking about his or her experience at Cornell. Make sure you have questions for who ever is interviewing you.</p>
<p>A Cornell alumn phoned me today to schedule a meeting. He said it would not be a formal interview, but rather a meeting to discuss the school and a chance to put a "personal face" to the application process. Has anyone else heard of something like this? Will this take the place of my interview...?</p>
<p>lol interview doesn't matter. "my" interview interviewed 15 kids from my HS at the sametime. i wouldn't call it a interview, even though she said "group interview". all she did was talk about her experience and answer questions (only like 2 people asked questions) and that was it. i just sat there and dozed off</p>