is there something particular that I should wear to the interview?
Just your regular clothes. No suits, no jeans, no sneakers. For once, listen to what your parents recommend. Thatâll work.
To answer the thank you note thing, something along those lines. Possibly drop something about something you and your interviewer talked about to make it more personal (especially if it was more discussion-y).
I just had an interview with an alumni from Georgetown.
It was at a local Starbucks. I bought 2 coffees and offered it to her plainâŠjust saying that I didnât know what she wanted. She offered to pay me back, but I refused. The interview was smoothâŠasked basic stuff like âhow did you get interested in this fieldââŠâwhat did you do in the summerâ. It was pretty chill, but I have to admit I was nervous the time before.
And did you send a hand-written Thank You note?..
I had an interview three sundays ago with a Princeton lady. She was really nice and all. We met at a local shop, she was with her Mac and I went with my bookbag and corduroys( however you spell that) nothing clasy or dressy, but simple and formal, not to formal.
She asked me simple questions like" what in actvism?"
sorryâŠwhat are your goals, why Princeton out of many sschools, etc. She was really nice, I must admit and did not give me a hard time at all. She made me feel comfortable and easy going. We completely connected about the education system and the inequality in it, she agreed, for she is a teacher.
At the end, I asked her how important this interview was and she said that it played a really big role.
I doubt I will get into the school, for they require really high SATâs. The only and most important thing I have to hol from is my GPA, and my ECâs.!
just want to ask, is there anyone got an interview from Stanford?
i donât think stanford offers interviews.
Iâm getting my decision to a school I applied to early decision (second round) on Friday but now I have an interview for another college on Saturday. If I make that first college through ED should I still go to the interview for the other one on Saturday anyway?
What do you mean"second round", you should look at the options, the money what ecah school offers and which school you wish you get accepted to!
Hereâs another person getting prepared for a Vassar interview!
How much information are Vassar alumnis given? After scanning through this thread I figured Iâd bring a resume or short activities list just in case my interview doesnât have a lot of information about me, but thatâs just in case she would like one. Iâd personally rather just talk but a couple interviewers here said theyâd appreciate a list just so they know what more to ask aboutâŠ
(Thanks in advance for answering, all you Vassar hopefuls/alumni. There seems to be a lot on CC!)
I have a Columbia interview tomorrow at a library and was told to dress casually. UmâŠdefine âcasualâ⊠does that mean jeans? Does jeans with nice shoes sound good or not?
do you really recommend sending a thank you note afterwards?
Someone gave you the opportunity to show your âstuff,â to give you a solid shot at demonstating who you are up close and personal, and youâre asking if you should send a thank you note? Got manners?
after an interview⊠should i write them a thank you letter?
Yes it is polite to write a thank you note.
I had an interview with TCNJ on Saturday for the 7 Year Medical Program.
This was different from my other interviews because it was all evaluative. It wasnât like having a conversation, he had a clipboard of questions and just jotted down my answers. The questions were pretty tough and I needed some time to think about.
I am applying for ED Transfer Admission to UChicago. For this, they give you two options: Arrange for an alumni interview, or arrange for a campus interview. I donât live in the greater Chicago area, but I will do anything to increase my chances of getting accepted to UChicago. Does arranging for a campus interview place a student at a greater advangage than arranging for an alumni interview?
Interviews given on campus might have slightly more weight because theyâre more standardized- an alum only knows a few applicant and all the alumni give different styles of reports, so a glowing recommendation from one might not be that big of a deal. In an admissions office, they can more easily compare your interview to the interviews of many, and theyâre more sure of your personality because they were the ones that did the interviewâŠ
Thatâs my thoughts on which one will benefit you more, but Iâm not sure how UChicago sees it.
If you want information about UChicago, then also consider these:
-Admission office workers probably wouldnât talk to you about the negative aspects
-Alumni might have graduated a long time ago, the one you get might not be up on current information, but at least most would be honest about what they didnât like about the school
I had an interview with Yale, Cornell, UPenn, and Harvard so far. Going to have a Princeton interview tomorrow.
Yale: Very laid-back. Very friendly. It was at his office. We talked for an hour and a half about anything and everything. It was pretty fun, actually. He seemed to be very happy with what I knew about politics, news, and economics. I didnât know he was an economics major, so we talked a lot about that too. We touched on âsecret societies,â and I told him what I knew about Skull and Bones and the New World Order Conspiracy Theory, and we sort of laughed at how far-fetched and ridiculous it was. Yeah⊠very cool. And about a week after the interview, he emailed me back to tell me that he found a sponsor for me for a convention Iâm helping to set up, which was really cool.
Cornell: It was over the phone. About a half-hour. She wasnât very enthusiastic, but we hit it off. Not much to talk about, but she was very nice.
UPenn: Very friendly. Very laid-back. It was at a Starbucks, and he even bought me a drink because he felt bad for making me come all the way from my school (about an hour bus ride) and not making it clear which Starbucks to go to. Heâs a big UPenn enthusiast, so I brought my point across about how UPenn is the best school on my list. And we talked about general stuff (my ECs and stuff), and the question that threw me off was why I didnât apply EA/ED. I told him that my counselor advised against it because of my stats, and he asked me for my stats. And then he told me that they were impressive enough for him if he were the admissions officer. He told me that he would write a really good rec for me. 
Harvard: Eh. It was okay. An hour of nothing really. The interviewers were pretty tired at 8:00 PM.
Any advice for Princeton interview?