<p>Yale.. "in the Ghetto".. ??!</p>
<p>When I visited, I expected the New Haven area to be one of the low points of attending Yale. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised. New Haven turned out to be exactly what I was looking for: not rural, not urban.. not any of a variety of undesirable qualities. And being from the DC Metropolitan area, I know "ghetto." ;)</p>
<p>Hmmm I called the Yale admissions office, and they said that I should be patient to wait for my interview notice since interviews aren't due until March. Is that true????? Since I saw on an earlier post by AA that the deadline is February 15.</p>
<p>that's just what my sister thought of the area, perhaps she was wrong, or maybe it changed.</p>
<p>well idk, i am a huge fan of urbanness. on the other hand, i always enjoy college towns (ex. penn state). of course if i get in yale i will be thrilled, and prob wont be able to turn it down.</p>
<p>want it soooo bad.</p>
<p>The alumni interviewers were told that the deadline for reports is February 15.
This is the first year that the deadline hasn't been March 1, so maybe the person on the phone was confused. It could also be that February 15 is a false deadline to encourage alumni interviewers to turn their reports in earlier.</p>
<p>The area around the Yale campus hasn't been ghetto-like at any time in my memory, although it has been spruced up substantially in the past 7-8 years. There are chains like J. Crew and Urban Outfitters and lots of great restaurants, boutiques and bars nearby. My kind of ghetto!</p>
<p>bump^ could someone please answer my questions, thanks!</p>
<p>happyjane--No one knows what your interviewer will ask. See previous posts in this thread and other threads regarding interviews for possible lines of questioning. As I've said elsewhere in this thread and others, unless your interviewer says to be casual, I'd dress up. As you can see from my comments in this thread and others, dressing up doesn't mean anything really dressy.</p>
<p>My interview was today at a coffee shop. It went very well!!!!Relax and just be yourself! Good Luck</p>
<p>ive lived about 10 miles from yale so i can tell you that its not anything like a ghetto. like any city, new haven has its areas where you wouldnt want to be in the middle of the night, but overall the atmosphere is great. like others mentioned before, theres a lot going on in new haven for its small size. if you really want urban, you can hop on the train and be at grand central in a couple hours. </p>
<p>ive visited really urban schools and really rural schools but i feel that yale retains just the right mix of the two. overall Connecticut is quite affluent and you can find big name stores (nordstrom, coach, prada) at malls about half an hour away.</p>
<p>hey admission addict.. I received a call today from my interviewer; we'll meet on wednesday at a coffee shop.. she spoke to me in spanish so I guess the interview will be in spanish also ( that's good!!).. I hope to be relaxed and learn a lot from her experience at yale.. well, I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate all your posts, they have been really helpful for me.. thanks! :D</p>
<p>Bumping because I've seen a few posters with questions about alumni interviews. This thread contains answers to most of the frequently asked questions. If you have more questions on alumni interviews, please post them here.</p>
<p>Bumping for johnxwang.</p>
<p>bumping for whiteee.</p>
<p>AdmissionsAddict, I just did my on-campus interview yesterday and I had a couple questions, if you don't mind. First, how much of the content of the interview does the admissions committee find out- do they just hear about your behavior, personality, etc. or do they hear about your answers. I ask because my reason for applying to Yale was a lot better in the interview than what I wrote on my application and I would love for the admissions committee to hear it. Additionally, I am planning to write a thank-you note and I was always taught that it was better to write a note by hand, but the interviewer gave me her email address and told me to feel free to email her, so would it be okay to send her a thank-you via email? Finally, I thought the interview went pretty well, but I did stumble over one or two sentences- will the interviewer take into account the fact that it can be an intense or uncomfortable situation to be interviewed? I think I am worried over nothing, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks- this thread has been very helpful!</p>
<p>What the interviewer writes in the report depends on the interviewer. I try to back up the adjectives I used to describe the applicant--intellectually curious, arrogant, etc--with examples of what they said during the interview. I usually include a sentence or two indicating why the person wants to attend Yale, but I'm sure not everyone does that.</p>
<p>Stumbling over a sentence or two is NOTHING to worry about.</p>
<p>I think a handwritten note is nice, but I tend to be very old school. Since on-campus interviews are with students, I think an email thank you would be more appropriate than for an adult. Your interview report will probably be in anyway so your thank you won't matter.</p>
<p>bumping for rockthewer22. </p>
<p>Folks, please put all interview questions here so this thread can be as comprehensive as possible for people with common interview questions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response, AA!</p>
<p>Thanks, AA. I pulled the highlights from this thread into a file for my DD. Very helpful.</p>
<p>i just had my interview today. very lax!
basically, i asked more qtions than she asked me and the qtions that she asked me were along the lines of: why do you want to go to yale, what is your greatest accomplishments, best and worst parts of langley, then we talked about other stuff</p>
<p>very fun, lasted an hour, seemed like 15 mins</p>
<p>if you've already had an on campus interview, what's the likelihood of being contacted for an alumni interview (scea)?</p>