<p>I'm applying as a Ada and had my telephone interview this morning. It was really enjoyable, seemed to go extremely well, like a nice chat and I really feel like I connected with my interviewer. </p>
<p>Here was I, completely nervous beforehand! I wish that I could have come on campus for the interview, but having it over the phone was an excellent experience.</p>
<p>Yay! </p>
<p>I did my interview a few months back, and it was really relaxing, and way more like a conversation than my other interviews thus far. The adcoms at Smith are really nice. =D</p>
<p>oh, nice. I’m not an ada and I had my interview and it was terrible :*(</p>
<p>Sorry your interview didn’t go well ayllalunes. Take comfort in knowing that while the interview is a BIG part of the Ada admissions process (Adas are required to do interviews, it’s a very important piece of their application), it’s a very small part of the traditional student evaluation process. For traditional students, interviews can help flesh out your achievements (I always give the example that your application might say that you’ve played violin for ten years, but only in your interview can you reveal your love of tchaikovsky) or it can give you space to explain your shortcomings. But it probably won’t make or break your application.</p>
<p>Ayllalunes, what was so terrible about it?</p>
<p>As S&P points out, the interview can strengthen traditional students’ applications, but it doesn’t seem to harm them. They understand that you’re still young and may not yet be skilled at interviews. Your high school record, essays, and recommendations are much, much more important.</p>