<p>I guess I'll throw myself into this</p>
<p>I'm a legacy, I got admitted ED to Amherst this year, so there's my background.</p>
<p>First off, they're not really interviews. They have what are called "Dean's Days," where alumni and their children can go visit Amherst, they have information sessions and tours set up. We had one info session with Deans Tom Parker & Katie Fretwell. After that, parents had an info session with them while the kids took a tour of the campus, then we had a smaller info session with Katie Fretwell, where we were invited to ask her questions we had. After that, we were allowed to schedule one-on-one talks, what people are calling interviews, where you go in and talk to one of the Deans.</p>
<p>I had my "interview" with Katie Fretwell, and she didn't ask me any questions. I was invited to ask her anything, and I told her my High School schedule, plans for senior year, rough outline of extra-curriculars, etc. After that, I was told whether I stood a reasonable shot, or whether I shouldn't waste my time applying.</p>
<p>Legacies are held up to standards too. One of my sisters was also interested in Amherst and went to a Dean's Day. In her interview, however, she was actually told she probably shouldn't apply, because the college would be too hard for her. She ended up graduating Phi Beta Cappa, Summa Cum Laude from Colby College, so she's not dumb.</p>
<p>One of the things that stuck with me was this, which I believe Katie told us during our info session:</p>
<p>Children of alumni do have a slight advantage in applying. Each one of them is considered. But we also have much higher expectations from them. After all, if at least one of your parents went to Amherst, we consider you to be from good 'stock' and therefore expect you to perform better than others. So yes, you do have a slight advantage, but you also will have to meet higher expectations.</p>
<p>Hope that kind of helped.</p>