<p>My son has been contacted by the representative of Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador for an "interview" (or a "contact meeting") together with two other local kids. Does he has to dress up for this occasion? Thanks.</p>
<p>Strange, I've never heard of one with more than one student at a time! But my ignorance is irrelevant. Where will it be held?</p>
<p>he should dress formally. it is still an interview for a school. first impressions mean everything, and he should look professional, despite what the other kids are wearing. i went to my college interview and there was a kid after me who wore ripped shorts, a cut-off stained tanktop, a ratty old hat, and sunglasses on top of it. i have no idea how his interview went, but if i interviewed him, i would not have given him a great review based on how he presented himself.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. It will be a "coffe shop" interview. Originally we thought that it is an one-to-one interview. But the representative apparently contacted the kids in the same local area and to meet them together, maybe just to save the time.</p>
<p>I would certainly dress formal for a coffee shop. My harvard interview was at a coffee shop I was casual khaki polo shirt.. I wouldnt wear sweats or jeans thou</p>
<p>How important are these "ambassador" interviews? The woman who interviewed my daughter didn't really seem to indicate if their talk would matter in an admissions decision.....more just a "get to know you, any questions on Cornell?"</p>
<p>well i just had my interview, and i wore nice pants and a sweater. my interviewer was wearing a preppy type sweater jeans and sneakers... so i would suggest casual but not a sweatshirt or something like that.</p>
<p>These interviews don't have much weight if any on admissions. They're very informal and I was dressed pretty casual especially since it was in Palo Alto next to Stanford. Brown interview same thing.</p>
<p>when they say that its not for admissions, but just to get to know you. are they lying? or is it serious..</p>
<p>well i didn't get an interview, and neither did the two other people i know who were accepted so it's not that important.</p>
<p>presentable casual.. don't go formal but no jeans...
I'd prob recommend button down shirt (but not the stiff kind) with a white shirt under and then nicer khakis or something similar.</p>
<p>My interview was pretty funny, Im not gonna lie. It was at Boston Market and the dude works at mcdonalds lol!!!!!!</p>
<p>haha your interviewer works at mcdonald's? does he work in corporate?</p>
<p>He went to Cornell and works at McDonalds ? Ya Hopefully Corporate.</p>
<p>it depends on who the alum is, but in general, the interview doesnt really matter. its like a way to make sure that you exist and a way to meet someone who went to cornell. however, some alums graduated ages ago, so their memory of cornell is not the same as the current cornell.</p>
<p>my interview was very informal. the alum i talked to was in like...jeans and a sweatshirt.</p>
<p>lol graduate of cornell -> McDonalds. I hope he isn't the one who is "flipping" my burgers or salting my "McFries" :(. I want a milkshake.. lol</p>
<p>What's wrong with a career in the fast-food industry; I'm pretty sure he got good preparation for that by attending the Hotel School. I'm gonna use my engineering degree to get a job in sanitation engineering when i graduate.</p>
<p>Do you know what kind of demand you'd be in with a Cornell Degree? If you graduate suma cum laude, you might have Wendys and White Castle scouting you out too. ;-)</p>
<p>doesn't have to be too formal, it doesn't really count that much anyway. and multi interviews aren't that common. someone in our school had interview with 4 other students lol</p>
<p>I was not offered an interview but got a likely letter???????</p>