<p>I got an e-mail from a member of Stanford's alumni for an interview and was wondering what I should expect of it.
Should I meet with them in formal attire or casual attire?
How long does the interview usually last?
Any tips for being less of the nervous wreck that I am right now? Haha</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>I have done 3 interviews so far(Georgetown,Yale,Harvard). Dont be nervous. the most important thing to remember is that it doesnt matter. It cant help or hurt you so just go there and present yourself well. Im not sure what attire to wear( I was told by each school what was appropriate).</p>
<p>I'd wear something quite nice, but not overly so. Are you a male or a female?</p>
<p>^ I'm a female</p>
<p>This is the first year Stanford is using the interview for applications and it's only being done in certain regions so I doubt it'll hold any wait. </p>
<p>I would say to be professional but not to take yourself too seriously. Also show your interpersonal skills, convey passion, and as cliche as it sounds, " Be Yourself"...the interview is not designed to hurt you, but rather to allow you to put a face to the plethora of ec's, grades, and essays</p>
<p>My advice: Chill out. Stanford is just "piloting" the interview process, and I'm pretty sure that interviews aren't used in admissions decisions yet.</p>
<p>Wait, what the hey? There's interviews now?!</p>
<p>^ only in certain regions. And they've listed the regions too...like New York, Houston, ... I forgot, don't take my word for it. There's one international interview location I think (Singapore? Or was it England?), but I read about this long ago when I first was just looking at Stanford.</p>
<p>I know San Francisco wasn't one of the regions though. I live near there and I was like "eh, guess I'm not gonna get an interview though."</p>
<p>Like I said, Stanford is testing the interview process. The key word being "testing". They're offering interviews, which I think are optional, in certain places to see if they like the results. If they do, they might make it part of the actual admissions process at some later date.</p>
<p>The reason there are no interviews in California is because too many applicants come from there.</p>
<p>^ The non-California location makes sense. But yeah, this is just a testing program since Stanford is like the only Ivy-level school that doesn't offer interviews and they're probably thinking of including it in their admissions process.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if, for the New York testing, they'll only interview people from the city? Like, if I live 2 hours away, then I don't qualify? It sounds like it to me. :(</p>
<p>I have no idea about outside of NYC, but I live in NYC and I got an email today for an interview. YIKES. Just the idea of talking to a Stanford alum sounds daunting...</p>
<p>Don't worry, alums don't bite. :)</p>
<p>so my interviewer said for me to dress casual in her email. So i was thinking of wearing a pair of jeans and like a button up collar shirt. But my parents are almost forcing me to wear a pair of slacks and a collar shirt thats tucked in etc (no tie or jacket though).
Whos right?</p>
<p>You always want to err on the side of over dressing. Slacks and a collared shirt/polo should be fine. Depending on the type of pants you wear and your shoes you can make that outfit as casual or formal as you want.</p>
<p>You're fine, trickstylez. You're already erring on the side of overdressing--even jeans and a polo would be fine. The interviewer isn't going to care. This isn't Harvard, after all.</p>