<p>Hi, today I got an email from a Penn alum requesting an interview. Is this the type of interview only certain kids get or almost everyone gets them? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>There are quite a few threads on this question.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1575556-interview-faq-good-practices.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1575556-interview-faq-good-practices.html</a></p>
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<li>Who gets interviewed?</li>
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<p>The Admissions office and Alumni interview program assigns interviews on a completely random basis and are aiming to have 100% of all applicants interviewed. However, they are still working towards this goal. The ability to get an interview is based on the number of alumni interviewers in your geographic area. Don’t be alarmed if you live in a large, metropolitan area and you haven’t heard from an interviewer yet; it probably just means they are backlogged with applicants. </p>
<p>If you live in an area with very few available interviewers, someone may reach out to you with an opportunity to interview over Skype.</p>
<p>School specific questions belong on the individual college forums.</p>