<p>So today, my interviewer called my house, though I was not there, so he left a message, asking me to schedule a time (and it has to be this weekend or early next week). By the time I got home and I called him, I couldn't reach him. He has also emailed me; would it be advisable to simply email him back with when would be a good time to have the interview, or would it be better to call him/leave a message on his phone. </p>
<p>Also, what advice do you have for interviews (I'm quite nervous, I wasn't expecting it to come so early)</p>
<p>Don't be nervous about the interviews. I did 2 today.</p>
<p>The interviewer generally sees it as his or her responsibiliy to "make the case" for you to Cambridge - supplementing the written material - and will generally be looking to have a relaxed conversation to get some kind of impression about who you are, your interests, etc. Different interviewers may approach the assignment differently, in terms of the kind of questions asked, degree of formality, etc. but the goal is the same.</p>
<p>You shouldn't worry. My interview was very relaxed and positive. It lasted a bit more than an hour and a half. The most difficult parts:</p>
<p>-Probing my interest in politics, he pressed me to defend my views for some time; and
-He went a bit deeper into my "Why should Harvard except you?" response, making me give him specific examples of <i>how</i> I 'make a difference in the classroom.'</p>
<p>As you can see, if that's the most difficult part, than there's not too much to worry about. Those questions didn't even come for some time. It really felt more like a conversation than an interview. Just be calm and be yourself. I didn't go in with preparation or planned responses, because you want to be your true self, the one who they will accept or reject, and not a mechanical version of yourself.</p>
<p>My interviewer was ALL OVER the politics thing--he brought up Iraq and then Roe v. Wade in the middle of the interview. A little uncomfortable, but I think he was mostly just trying to see how I'd handle a question like that, not actually judge me on my political views. But he was really nice, and I got in EA, so I guess it worked out!</p>
<p>I'm talking about Yale, not Harvard (sorry!), but:
I had my interview on ELECTION DAY and my interview didn't mention anything. </p>
<p>side note: how do you do italics on these posts? I'd really rather not use capital letters.</p>
<p>So I was thinking, if any of us had Byerly as our alumni interviewer, would we know? It wouldn't necessarily be a good or bad thing, but then, Harvard might learn of our CC obsession.</p>
<p>haha suburbian...you're so amusing...341 posts and you're not aware of what the yellow box is for?
white box - user currently offline
yellow box - user currently online</p>
<p>type "left square bracket" then "i" then "close square bracket" to start italicizing. then type the words or phrases. then end it with a "square bracket", followed by a /, then "i" and finally close the right bracket.</p>
<p>Back to the original question. So I emailed my interviewer yesterday, and I called his office today (but he wasn't there so I left a message). He hasn't called back yet, should I try calling again? (or would that be sort of excessive)</p>