Robertson Scholars?

How competitive is getting an interview for the Robertson?

Unfortunately, I had the deluded idea that I was going to be accepted ED to my dream school, and, well, that didn’t happen. That said, I didn’t put much effort into my Robertson (both UNC and Duke) application. While my essays weren’t horrible, I don’t think they were stand out by any means, either. I have pretty good ECs and awards. (For privacy sakes, I will not list here.) My test score is top one percent (35). My class rank is top 3%. So, I have all of the academic stats checked. I’m not sure how good my teacher LOR was, but my supplement is pretty good; I’ve read it. I am very comfortable with interviews. How competitive is getting to the Skype interview round? Follow up: if one makes it to that round, is more weight put on the interview or the application when selecting the finalists for the weekend?

If anyone made it past the application-screening round of the Robertson, please help me out. Thanks!! :slight_smile:

I am also curious about this step. I feel my son is a good candidate (of course I’m biased), but wondering how hard it is to get through the first round?

@ph6529 Very difficult. Your app has to stand out if you expect to make it past the first stage.

Just got email, bad news at our house but good luck to the finalist and congratulations

Didn’t get it either. Best to all that advances to next round.