<p>This is what Stanford said about interviews:</p>
<p>For the 2009-10 admission cycle the Office of Undergraduate Admission will offer an optional alumni interview to applicants in Atlanta, Denver, London, Massachusetts, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, and Raleigh/Durham as part of a small pilot interview program. Following the admission cycle we will evaluate in the spring to determine whether or not to expand.</p>
<p>Interviews will be offered only to applicants who attend high school in selected zip codes within these areas. You may not travel to a pilot area to have an interview.</p>
<p>If you are eligible to be a part of the pilot interview program, an alumnus or alumna will contact you after you have submitted your application. You do not need to do anything – if an interview is available to you, you will hear from us. Please do not call or email the Office of Undergraduate Admission to request an interview and/or to find out if you are eligible for an interview.</p>
<p>Although we will make every effort to offer an interview to all eligible applicants in the pilot areas, please understand that due to limited resources in some areas, interviews may not be available to every candidate. Your application to Stanford will be considered complete with or without an interview.</p>
<p>I couldn't find any info about on-campus interviews. Anybody know any info about these interviews, since they said don't call the adcom office</p>
<p>I had one. The woman was really nice but she said they might not help. She is the head of the alumni on the east coast & said one alum who interviewed last year had excellent candidates whom he interviewed and out of those 12 or so kids, not one got accepted even after a stellar write up by the alum. Obviously this si only one case, but if ecellent candidates with excellent interviews don’t get in, it’s nothing you’re missing out on. Who knows-they might even be more harsh on interviewees b/c they had an opportunity that others didn;t so they should have more complete applications altogether than those w/o them. With that said, my interview lasted 1.5 hours and was amazing =) She had absolutely nothing bad to say about Stanford or me</p>
<p>I just had my interview today. I asked her how the admissions office reconciles the applications of students who had interviews versus those who did not. </p>
<p>She said that the interview really just serves as a validation of what’s on your application. If you wrote a stellar application, but cannot back it up during the interview, then the admissions office has reason to be suspicious.</p>
<p>Hey… to those who are going for the interview . when did u get notificattion ? My D applied but haven’t hear from them yet. Any input greatly appreciated</p>
<p>I’m not arguing. People get in w/o interviews, which are mostly informational meetings anyway. I’d rather not have to worry about another part of the application.</p>
<p>@hougang - Interviews are only available in select cities in the US, so if you don’t live in one of those cities, your daughter will not be invited to an interview. Don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>I’ve had college interviews already, not with Stanford yet, and the interviewers say that that the interview just serves to see what kind of person you are, whether or not who you are in person is the same as the one described in your app</p>
<p>I had a horrible interview with Harvard and now I’m really nervous to have anymore!! The interviewee basically grilled me and I don’t think I held my ground very well. I wish I could redo the whole thing, but honestly I’m glad its over.</p>
<p>For example, I told him I like creative writing. I said my favorite subject is english and I’ve been writing stories since I was a little kid. So he asked “well are you a published writer?” No. “Why don’t you publish your work? Or at least in a school newspaper?” It’s just a hobby! I didn’t know I had to be a published writer at 17! (I didn’t say that). After this discussion I was frazzled and unable to think straight. The interview went downhill from there. My voice was shaking the whole time like I was going to cry!</p>
<p>He asked what I like about my school. I told him I like that there is a diverse student body, I meet a lot of different types of people with different backgrounds and religions and you can learn a lot from people that are different from you. Since he also went to my high school (a long time ago) he proceeded with the questions. “Well I wouldn’t say everyone at your school takes advantage of the diversity? What do you think? What percentage of people would you say actually hang out with people that are ‘different’ from them? What about outside of school? If I went to you school would I also see this? Does everyone think this way?” HELLO! ISNT THIS INTERVIEW ABOUT ME! (i didnt say that) I really didn’t know what to stay so I mumbled and rambled and then asked to go to the bathroom to change the subject.</p>
<p>I’ve never had an interview this bad. Usually I’m a social and fun person, but I feel like I had an anxiety attack while sitting on the couch.</p>
<p>Awww! Don’t worry it’s just one interview! You will have lots!! My two interviews with Yale and Princeton were very easy going conversations. I’m sure you’re next one will be better! Contact the adcom office at Harvard if you think it really was unfair. They might set you up for another one! But don’t worry not all interviewers Want to see you fumble and mess-up. They just want to get to know you.;)</p>
<p>Haha, speaking of bad interviews… I had an experience similar to jj43912’s.</p>
<p>I had an interview for the engineering school at USC, and the dean of admissions (not even an alumnus) asked me why I don’t pursue music as a major/career, if I like it so much. I was dumbfounded. I couldn’t just say “because musicians don’t make any money”… so I made some nonsense up. I can’t even remember what I said, haha XD</p>
<p>And then he asked why I’m applying to so many schools. It just went downhill from there.</p>
<p>Oh no soadquake981! Yea, I actually applied 2 10 schools but I like to each interviewer and I tell them that I’ve only applied to three or four and their school (of course) is my top choice haha.</p>
<p>^ Yeah I try to avoid bringing up which other colleges I applied to as well… My Princeton interviewer was really nice though. He was really friendly and probably the only one who didn’t ask me where else I was applying. Because it can be so awkward when interviewers ask me about my other colleges and I’m applying to colleges that they compete with for applicants too. Like when I said at my Harvard interview that I was also applying to Princeton…</p>
<p>So I had my Yale interview yesterday and it was great! I feel a lot better now after the Harvard one went horribly. I think its a sign that I’m not meant to go to Harvard, I don’t think I would like it anyway. Stanford is the place for me I would be sooo nervous in a Stanford interview because if it went badly my life would be over!</p>
<p>It’s probably based on when you sent in your application. The sooner Stanford has your data then they can transfer your file to the interviewer.</p>
I would be sooo nervous in a Stanford interview because if it went badly my life would be over!</p>