<p>Okay.</p>
<p>So a bunch of kids from my school have gotten interviewed for yale and I have not been offered one. How do they decide which kids in our school are offered interviews... and is the fact that I haven't mean I may have been "put in the reject pile" already?</p>
<p>18--Look through this thread for my posts and T26's. There are many, many explanations of how students are selected for interviews. Short answer: somewhat randomly and depending on volunteer availability. It has no bearing on the strength of your application.</p>
<p>had my interview today...</p>
<p>before i went i googled my interviewer and saw a photo of him and well.. he looked quite stern and intimidating, so i was a little nervous BUT he turned out to be really nice and friendly. I think it went well overall and it only took about 35 minutes.</p>
<p>he didn't ask me anything about yale, just two or three questions about my high school...</p>
<p>a very easy interview :)</p>
<p>18minutepause-
Don't give up hope- I only got called by my interviewer last night!! And when I interviewed for Harvard, my interviewer randomly interviewed me like two months before other Harvard applicants at my school got interviewed- this because all their interviewers were different and there are alot of Harvard grads in my area.</p>
<p>You will more than likely get a call soon from a swamped interviewer.:) Or just a procrastinating one.</p>
<p>Had mine on Friday, yay! It was excellent. She was big-time (great office building downtown...I wore a suit and somehow felt underdressed haha), but suuuuper warm and welcoming. She seemed to like me and said she'd rave about me in her report, and that she was "pulling for me!" So....yeah, good times.</p>
<p>I had my interview about a week ago, and it was quite incredible. </p>
<p>I don't think that Yale intentionally matched me to my interviewer based on interests, but we meshed really quite well. He was an organic farmer, I have performed extensive research in plant genetics; I'm extremely liberal and politically active, he was also very liberal and ragged on GWBush (they went to school together); he even ended saying that he "sees Barack in me" hahahahaha I got really excited from that. </p>
<p>Too bad the interview is just one teeny tiny bit of the entire application...hopefully a fantastic review from the interviewer could push me over the edge into the 'admit' pile?</p>
<p>hopefully...</p>
<p>had my interview today. It took about 35 minutes. She told me about the residential halls, etc. Asked me about my activities, my interests. I think it went good overall, but realistically speaking, I need a miracle to get into Yale...</p>
<p>Yayy i finally got my interview request!!</p>
<p>btw. if your interview is in a Starbucks. You can go there early and buy yourself a drink, so you can avoid the interviewer's question about if you want a drink.</p>
<p>I went in 20 minutes earlier, and saw her interviewing another person. Its easy to identify your interviewer, because you can hear words like "freshman" in their conversation.</p>
<p>thanks! i wish it was... then id know what to wear. but its actually at our local university.</p>
<p>my interviewer scheduled an interview for today (sunday) at 3 but ive been feeling reallly sick for the past few days. i thought id be better by today but ive been feeling the same way ever since i woke up. should i call and ask to reschedule? does it look really bad if i do ? please reply.</p>
<p>I had my interview yesterday and for future applicants she said that the admission committee is not looking for the person who has the top grades and perfect SATs but are boring. She said they wanted ppl whose roommates won't think they are boring.
It seems like Harvard has the same sentiment as my interviewer seemed to perk up when I told her that I had friends. So i would advise to have a serious essay and maybe another one that is a little more personal and light hearted it could maybe do wonders for your app and chances.</p>
<p>I just did my Yale interview yesterday. It was brilliant! By far the easiest/relaxed interview in terms of atmosphere and friendliness.</p>
<p>I had my interview yesterday.
My interviewer, who has a son who is a junior at Yale, suggested that I write about what I've learned from our interview and how during our interview, we discovered that I'd really fit into Yale. He said that if I did this within 24-48 hours of my interview he'd attach it along with his interview report. I just wanted to know what everyone thought of this? Is that unusual?</p>
<p>i got a call last sunday that my interview was 24 hours later. but it went well i think =)</p>
<p>and according to him, apparently yale shortlists applicants for certain countries (including mine) this year. hmm</p>
<p>does anyone have the interview in houston texas area? i have not been contacted yet.</p>
<p>^I'm guessing at this point in the game you aren't going to get an interview. They're due on the 15th, so your alum would have to meet with you instantly and send it off before then. Don't worry though. There are plenty of other people who didn't get an interview and Yale says that it won't be held against you if there isn't an interview.</p>
<p>I had my interview today!!! it went a lot better than i imagined.
my interviewer was very nice and genuinely interested in what i was talking about.
it was very conversational but most of the conversation came from his what i considered out of the ordinary questions...but i did not understand one of his questions and just rambled about nothing for a few min. other than that it was awesome.
i will say that it might be in ur best interest to have some questions written down or memorized. i thought of a few before i went in but then i forgot them. and he kept asking me if i had any questions so to save myself i told him that i had done a lot of research so i didnt have many.</p>
<p>Where did it take place and what questions were asked? i have mine today and im a bit nervous !</p>
<p>I still haven't been contacted for an interview (for both Yale and Harvard...but as if I was considering the latter haha), and I just learned that it's probably too late for me to do anything b/c of the 2/15 deadline :(. But still, even though people do get in w/o an interview, I have also heard that the percentage for those w/o interviews is much lower. Is that the case?
What worries me the most is that the other people at my school have all had interviews, and I'm not "unqualified."</p>