Hello CC!
I was on a trip for a couple weeks this past winter break, and I did not have access to a computer. In fear of somehow messing up my application on my phone, I just waited until I came home to register all my admission portal accounts. When I checked my app after I got home, I forgot to schedule an interview!!! Is this really bad? I’ve been worrying about it for so long. Tufts is one of my top choice schools and I feel like I’m now at a major disadvantage after not signing up for the interview. I know that Tufts stresses that it is optional, but I’m still worried as heck!
Don’t worry you’re absolutely fine! When I applied to Tufts, it was one of my top schools too and I declined an interview since I was abroad on a school trip and I got in, so you have nothing to worry about. the interviews are 100% optional and you will not be impacted at all for not signing up for one
Many students sign up for interviews and don’t get them. It won’t hurt you.
Thanks so much for the replies! Puts my heart at ease.
The interviews at Tufts are mainly a way to help alumni feel engaged. I didn’t interview because I was abroad at the time of my application and it did not work against me at all.