<p>Hi @T26E4
One small question: will “academic interests” include all the three ones we listed in our Yale supplement or will it just be the first one?</p>
<p>Prox: it seems like only one appears on the portal page of applicant’s info.</p>
<p>The applicant I did had three similar academic interests listed on the portal page.</p>
<p>I have a couple questions.
If meeting at a starbucks, would it be better for me to buy a drink or let them buy me a drink/should I buy it and then sit down, or sit down then get back up and buy it?</p>
<p>And also, to send them a thank you note after, will they give us an address, or should I just send a thank you email?</p>
<p>Here is my Coffee Shop advice
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<p>No addy given to you . Email note is fine.</p>
<p>This avoe advice is good (#864). I usually will buy the applicant something to drink, or at least offer to buy something. I have never had one ask to purchase anything for me. I believe that offering to buy a drink breaks the ice and puts them more at ease. I have had interviews where they were so nervous that they barely touched their drink and some held on to it for dear life. It is the job of the interviewer to put the applicant at ease. Any interviewer that grills the student, orasks “trick” questions is not being a good ambassador for the school (which is one of our main functions besides doing the interview).</p>
In a discussion earlier on in this thread, it was mentioned that it would be useful to bring a resume. What exactly is meant by that in relation to a university application? Is it a copy of the submitted essays?
Yale interviewers do not use resumes, applications or essays. We are discouraged from asking for them. Did your interviewer ask you to bring something? If not, I would not bring them to the interview. In 25+ years, I have never asked for one. I am going off to do an interview in about an hour, so trust me on this.
If the interviewer asked me why I never visited the campus, would it be ok to say that I couldn’t afford to do so? (I live outside the US)
@deepthought80, if that’s the case, of course it’s a good answer.
My interviewer asked me to bring a resume. Is there a certain format I should follow?
^^ As a general rule: KIS (Keep It Simple). For all but a small handful of students – those that have developed a cure for cancer by the time they are 17 – a one page resume will suffice. See post #17 for sample: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1667731-college-interviews-resume-vs-activities-list-p2.html
@Tperry1982 thank you!
My son interviewer also asked him to bring his resume. Everything went well.
My daughter was not asked to bring her resume, but she brought a notebook with a half-page of questions she wanted to ask, and she had her resume available but she wasn’t asked about it. She hadn’t interviewed much prior to that and was really nervous, but the gentleman who met her was terrific and put her to ease right away. He gave her a recent article to glance at while he got himself a cup of coffee, and then asked her for her initial thoughts about it. It was the perfect opportunity to put her at ease and let her show her skills - how she can be respectful, think on her feet, and communicate. He told her that admissions hadn’t told him anything about her other than she was a science candidate, and he was very pleased to answer her questions.
I am proud that she handled herself so well, and she is looking forward to YES-W. But as my husband reminded me, she is still a teenager, still learning, etc. As smart as she is, she still needed to be told to send a thank you email to her interviewer. As she was packing for this weekend, she needed to be told to pack WINTER BOOTS and mittens as there is snow in New Haven this time of year.
I finally received an email for an interview. Any reason I heard back this late? Could it be because my Jan. SAT scores were received yesterday?
It has nothing to do with your SATs. Likely, a volunteer spot opened up and your group is hoping to get as many as possible – or your name was assigned earlier but the volunteer is now getting around to it.
Is it possible to be offered an interview (to Fall 2015 RD) in the next days or no interview can occur after February 15?
Sure they can occur-- indeed, emails are going out to alumni to get last, un-attended ones submitted even though the official deadline has passed.
Thank you sooooooo much for your post! I’m having my interview tomorrow in a coffee shop. Could you please give me some special tips of having the interview at a coffee shop?