<p>So, this morning a man from the admissions office called my cell phone to see if he could pencil me in for an interview. And, well, since it isn't everyday that I get a call from Columbia asking for an interview, we went ahead and set up a time. With that said, I have some questions.</p>
<p>The interview. Some people get them, some people don't. Why? My guess is shoe-ins don't need them, and neither do the non-contenders, leaving them for the 'borderline, maybe, possibly, let's-see-what-he-has-to-say' applicant. Is this a good assumption? </p>
<p>Secondly, seeing as how the only real interview I've had was for the prestigious duties of sacking groceries and making minimum wage, what is it going to be like? What's the vibe? How long is it? What kind of questions should I prepare for? yada, yada, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Bad assumption, everyone gets interviews. It’s essentially just a semi-formal chat about yourself with an alumni for about half an hour to make sure you’re not a jerk.</p>
<p>I didn’t get an interview and I got a likely letter. One of my friends ended up getting an interview after getting a likely letter. So… I have no idea what the pattern is.</p>
<p>By “everyone gets interviews” I’m assuming metsfan means “all types of applicants”…certainly not every applicant gets an interview. I did not get an interview and I was accepted.</p>
<p>One thing I did learn from an acquaintance who does Columbia interviews is that whether or not you get contacted for an interview is pretty much left to chance–even if the admissions office selects you to be interviewed, a good number of interviewers don’t check their inboxes regularly and so they end up not contacting to every applicant on their list. This tidbit is probably more useful to people who haven’t been contacted than to people to have…but I’d still say if you have gotten the call for an interview, as you have, the process is random enough that there’s no point in trying to guess where you fall in the applicant pool based on that.</p>
<p>same question as wmmk – the admissions office says that interviews are only available between October and February, and only after completing the Application Part I.</p>
<p>Thanks! Interview went great. The guy was genuine in his questions about me and my degree choice, rather than just trying to get me to crack under pressure. </p>
<p>He was straight forward about some of the concerns the board had for me (mostly math), and I liked that about the interview also. </p>
<p>All in all, not bad. Let’s hope I was able to raise some stock.</p>
<p>“Colum2002” on another one of my “threads” crying. “You’re” right it’s not the “military,” otherwise you wouldn’t “be” here because you “wouldn’t” last a “second.” Especially with “how” you whine “over” something like my words “of” choice.</p>
<p>Don’t ask “me” why I’m using the “quotations” but I guess since “Colum2002” does it, it makes me “look” cooler too.</p>
<p>guys, don’t waste your breath. He’s always going to find nits to pick, and he’s not going away. Occasionally amid the noise there will be some signal. Such is the cost/benefit of having C02 around.</p>
<p>CO2 - you should be ashamed of yourself. This member of our society served our country voluntarily and now you admonish him for beign too used to protecting you? Disgusting</p>
<p>uh, maybe i’m misreading this, but i think he just corrected ericniel’s terminology.</p>
<p>i also have no idea what “too used to protecting you” means here, but I’m sure it sounds better in your head.</p>
<p>Here’s an idea: how about we stop trying to correct each other or yell at each other, and instead only post here if we have something meaningful to contribute to the OP’s questions?</p>
<p>it means that he has been serving our country for so long that the lingo has stuck with him. I’m curious as to how CO2 can stomach poking fun at someone’s lingo because they are simply attached to the setting in which he served our country and protected us…make sense? and you should really heed your own advice and watch your useless cynicism in some other threads.</p>
<p>Oh my god, it’s amazing how many people on this board are absolute imbeciles. As Denzera points out, all I did was correct the OP’s terminology – for OP’s own good so he doesn’t sound out of place (e.g., on a CU interview). Nothing more, nothing less.</p>
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<p>Many people pick up on jargon/lingo due to their work/surroundings/etc., but that doesn’t mean such jargon/lingo should be used outside of that context. I’m a big fan of plain English.</p>
<p>Do you know any cops? They always talk about “vehicles” and “perps.” Do you know any lawyers? They speak using words like “gravamen” and “aforementioned.” Just because it’s jargon/lingo doesn’t make it okay to use in other contexts.</p>
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<p>You should be ashamed of your hasty willingness to jump to accusatory conclusions.</p>
<p>I applied to GS 4/30, with all materials in around 5/13. Others who have applied around the same time as me (if not later) have heard of their decision. I have not been called for an interview. When I did call the Admin Office over a week ago my application was “being reviewed”.<br>
I’m preparing myself for a rejection letter. I’ve been obviously hoping to be accepted but my stats are mediocre and the only thing I have is my work experience. (Which some consider rather compelling)</p>