<p>I wanted to know if you are allowed to do two interviews. I have one on Sunday, but another alumni contacted me and I told him I already had someone else to interview me. He still gave me his contact info, so I was wondering is it ok to do two interviews or will the second not serve any purpose?</p>
<p>Thanks in Advance.</p>
<p>hmm.</p>
<p>thats awkward -- im sure you can have an on-campus student interview and an alumn interview (which is still rare); never heard of TWO alumn interviews...</p>
<p>Hmmm.... curiouser and curiouser! ;)</p>
<p>Go for it! Unless you can't live with the possibility of screwing up twice (and potentially 3 times if you go for an on-campus interview).</p>
<p>If all else fails, you can always consider applying to the #1 college in America (Princeton). :D</p>
<p>I've already had an on-campus interview. However, I was just contacted from an alumni in my area this evening, he said since I had already done an on-campus interview it was optional if I would like to have an alumni one. I, of course, accepted his offer.</p>
<p>Good for you! How did you on-campus interview go? If you're confident that you can impress the alum, then it can only help you. If you screw up on one, they will likely give more consideration to the better of the two. Keep in mind that the fact that you have two interviews does not necessarily increase your chances (considering how some students can't afford to visit the campus).</p>
<p>Thanks For Your Answers...</p>
<p>Two More Questions, Does the interviewer submit something about you to the University? What information about yourself is given to your local ASC Committee? Are they just given your name and contact information?</p>
<p>I don't think they give the interviewers a lot of info about you, maybe a cover sheet if that. But YES, the interviewer submits something back to the college. A good interview can really cinch your admission for you, and a really bad one won't kill you, but it sure won't help.</p>
<p>Hey APDoodle, yea I felt my on-campus interview went well. I'm not sure what information is given to the ASC Committee. Though, it was a rather fast turnaround considering I submitted my application on Monday. In response to the question if the interviews are evaluative, I am almost positive they are. I spoke with my regional rep when she gave an info session in my area, and she knew who my on-campus interviewer was. I found it a bit strange that during the interview there were no notes taken, but I do still think they are evaluative.</p>
<p>Long time alumni interviewer here. The ASC receives your name, high school, email, home address, phone number and your tentative major, if you gave Yale one. The ASC is also told whether you are applying EA or RD and the date your application was processed.</p>
<p>Both on-campus and alumni interviews are evaluative. Alumni interviewers submit a report to the admissions office that ranks you on a scale of 1-9 and includes a written report describing you and the interview. I never take notes during an interview, but write my report within 24 hours of conducting the interview so my impressions are still fresh.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answer, AdmissionsAddict.</p>
<p>My (on-campus) interviewer didn't take notes, either. I definitely preferred it over my other interviews where I felt like everything single word I said was being written down. Plus it's nice to know that the person is actually paying attention to you. Eye contact = good communication!</p>
<p>they, the alum interviewer, has most of your information (application), they can ask specifics.</p>
<p>I had my interview today and I saw the sheet. The sheet listed your name, date of birth, gender, address, type of decision plan, and I think your high school name. If I remeber correctly that is all that I saw.</p>
<p>leftylafty--The only information that Yale provides to interviewers is the information I listed in a previous post in this thread. If an interviewer has additional information, it is because the interviewer asked for it. I am very interested in where you got your information.</p>
<p>specific questions were asked, info only available on application.
3 or 4 questions. that's how, 1st hand knowledge.</p>
<p>Leftylafty--What happened to you should NOT have happened. </p>
<p>For everyone who is reading this thread, something very unusual happened with leftylafty. The only information that Yale provides an interviewer is the information I listed above. Applications materials are NOT distributed to alumni interviewers.</p>
<p>Really? Not that I don't want to believe you, Admissions Addict, but I was under the impression that the interviewer would get more information than what you mentioned as it was alluded that they often try to pair up alumni w/ students with similar intended majors, and ECs. (Especially to see if someone was perhaps feigning an affliation with some organization or club.)</p>
<p>Then again, this might be the case because I live in an area where there is a huge volume of applicants and not enough interviewers to go around.</p>
<p>Interviewers and applicants can be matched based on the intended major, information which the ASC director receives as stated above. I've heard that some ASC directors pre-screen applicants so they can pair them with the right interviewer. The ASC director could also request a resume from an applicant and then match with an interviewer. Finally, ASC directors are sometimes informed when a candidate is a recruited athlete and could therefore match with an interviewer who had been an athlete. Many times a pairing accidentally works out so that the two people have something in common.</p>
<p>All I know is that unless the ASC director or the interviewer requests additional information about a candidate, all they get is the bare bones.</p>
<p>I'm an anonymous person on the internet who you can believe or disbelieve, but I am very familiar with Yale's interviewing process based on many years of experience.</p>
<p>sorry if I'm changing the topic here, but how does yale interviewers contact me for interview - by phone or email?
btw, I just got my confirmation email from yale today saying I sent my stuff. So how long will it take before I get an interview?</p>
<p>I just had an alumni interview last night. The gentleman interviewing me was already aware of my interest in economics, so I'm sure they intentionally matched me up with someone with knowledge in the field (he's a finance professor).</p>