<p>guusama: Look beyond that person, please. Especially if the "thick envelope" comes. If you admitted, please, please go to Bulldog days or reply to the Yale undergrad that's likely to call you.</p>
<p>Did I meet/know folks like that? Sure. But the vast majority of alums are very engaging people. Yale is much more than one (or more) gruff voices.</p>
<p>I'm not sure how my interview went to be honest. The person was very nice and she insisted on buying me breakfast, which I thouht was very nice. She did say I was interesting, but I don't think we clicked. We had nothing in common. She was a mom that went to med school and I don't like children and I want to study the Classics. She didn't really know much about my major and actually, I don't even think she knew it existed.</p>
<p>I thought my interview went great on Friday...but I wasn't sure if it was evaluative or more informational. She didn't ask the typical "why Yale" questions, but we had a really great talk. We talked about my extra curriculars and she asked what classes I take. After that she just let me ask her questions about Yale, and I really think we clicked. I managed to sprinkle in some little facts about what I want to major in and being really interested in community service, so maybe that helped.</p>
<p>My son's hour-long interview was a breeze. In fact, he enjoyed it so much he was on air for the rest of the day. He said the guy was very engaging, telling anecdotes about Yale much of the time. My son responded with specific questions and comments showing the interviewer he was knowlegeable about the school: a little-known fact about a residential college, current campus improvement projects, memorable Master's Tea guests, etc. If my son had socially awkward moments, they were not an issue.</p>
<p>That's fantastic news, crepuscular! I've been watching for your post-interview comments. This brought a tear to my eye. Best wishes as you wait for news from admissions.</p>
<p>crepuscular--So glad it went well. I don't know if your son had the same concerns about the interview that you did, but it's a great experience to have had. Both of you now know he can interview well and will be less stressed in the future.</p>
<p>I have a grad student (who's now a prof at a local university) as my interviewer, and I'm not sure what I should ask him? I can't possibly ask him about any undergrad experiences, so I'm kinda freaking out. My interview's on Friday.</p>
<p>Anyone has had experience with grad students? What questions should I ask/not ask?</p>
<p>AA and rr-- Thanks for your good wishes!</p>
<p>This question may have been answered before, but I can't find it. It has been stated that if you get asked to interview but decline that it won't hurt you as the interview isn't technically necessary, but what if you don't get asked. We may not have a big enough city to have an alum right here, but we're about 90 min away from a big city where we know there are a fair number of alums. If my S hasn't been called/emailed yet for an interview does that mean he isn't going to be interviewed and/or it's just a matter of time before the thin envelope arrives?</p>
<p>One of S's sisters applied to Yale, didn't get interviewed and was denied admission (so much nicer than "rejected"). I wasn't reading CC then so didn't know that so many kids do get interviewed. My S is a singer and primarily interested in Yale for the glee club and the singing clubs and of course the Whiffenpoofs. A friend from his high school who was valedictorian and choir president is at Yale now, hence S's interest.</p>
<p>Many thanks.</p>
<p>mercymom--Take a read through some of my posts on this thread. I'm pretty sure I've answered your question. Short answer: not getting an interview doesn't have anything to do with your chances of admission, it has to do with alumni interviewer availability and how your local interview program is set up.</p>
<p>mercymom--I just skimmed my posts on this thread and I must have more explicitly answered a question like yours on a different thread--that's why I try to direct all alumni interview questions to this one thread. There is no prescreening for alumni interviews. The ASC director knows nothing about your chances when he or she assigns interviews. Therefore, getting an interview has nothing to do with an initial evaluation of your chances.</p>
<p>As for being near a big city, it is possibly that your ASC region is different than the ASC region of the city nearby and works with different pools of interviewers. Also, the vast, vast majority of alumni do not interview, so just because you're near a big city doesn't mean there are a lot of interviewers.</p>
<p>There's still a chance your son will be interviewed. Your local ASC director may have hundreds of applicants to assign interviews for and may not have gotten to your son yet.</p>
<p>Could this be stickied? And given a more generic title, like Interview Advice (since it would apply to either SCEA or RD applicants)? This is an incredibly valuable thread for everyone applying to any highly competitive school that offers interviews.</p>
<p>seriously, with 23,000-plus views, this deserves stickiness.</p>
<p>To Admissions Addict--THANK YOU! Your postings here are invaluable.</p>
<p>Had my Yale alum interview yesterday and it went really, really well. Even if I don't get accepted, the advice given by the interviewer will be really useful. Plus, he did a great job of answering my questions about Yale and making it sound like a university I'd like to attend.</p>
<p>Thanks for taking your time to help!</p>
<p>I haven't been contacted for an interview yet, though a friend in my class was almost a month ago. I'm starting to get worried, when's the latest I can expect to be contacted?</p>
<p>You may never be contacted. The latest would probably be contacted is mid-February. The interviewers' reports are due to Yale by February 15, but there is usually some wiggle room.</p>
<p>Don't worry if you don't get an interview, by the way, for reasons stated throughout this thread.</p>
<p>AA, during my interview, we covered my current courses, activities, family life, and then we spoke about my background country. I feel as if we may have spent too much time speaking about how much connected i feel to my roots. Could that be a bad thing?</p>
<p>Des--Not a bad thing. Most interviews take on a life of their own and follow a path that is determined by the standard intro questions that the interviewer has. Your background was something your interviewer was probably interested to hear about and wanted to explore.</p>
<p>AA,
I know it is super late , but there is still time till the "mid Feb" so my question is:
I was deferred, did not get an iterview, except for an on campus one that I schedules over the summer. I really want an alumnus to meet me. After deferral I feel I'm not that attractive on paper and probably my passion for my major did not shine through ( Although I thought my essays should've done that)
I live in Saudi Arabia, and someone in Bahrain, which is 30 minutes away but a different country nevetheless, did get an interview. I can go to Bahrain. Shall I email my regional rep? I'm really desperate and freaking out! pls. let me know. I even gave my SATs again, the scores will be out in 9 days, lets hope I have improved. I'll do anything for Yale!!!!</p>
<p>iam--If you interviewed on campus, that's probably why you weren't offered an alumni interview. Another interview won't help you and, especially since you interviewed on campus, I highly doubt you'd get an alumni interview at this late date if you requested one. The alumni interview is the least important part of the application and it won't save you if the app is weak (not saying yours is).</p>