<p>I got a nasty email sent to me by my alumni interviewee, I'm supposing by accident, saying that she felt my attitude sucks and that I had no real interest in attending the school I'm interviewing for. What should I send back in response, if anything? Note this is all occuring before the interview is set to happen, so I dont want to anger her so that she doesn't take me seriously or writes something negative about me in my file.
PLEASE HELP I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO!!</p>
<p>Woah!</p>
<p>What type of wording was in the e-mail? What school is this for? Do you have any idea why she would write this? </p>
<p>There has to be a reason…</p>
<p>If it’s as negative and unprofessional as you’ve stated, contact the admissions office, restating what you’ve said here. However, re-read the communique and make sure you’re not reading anything into it.</p>
<p>If you’re correct and the facts are clear, the tell Admissions that you feel the interviewer has shown a pre-disposition that will negatively predjudice your application. Request for an immediate switch to another interviewer or no interview at all. State that this level of unprofessionalism reflects very negatively on the school. Not kidding.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>^^^ Great advice . . . but only if it’s calm, mature and well-written. Confusing the words “interviewer” and “interviewee” will NOT help your case! Please ask an adult to review the email before you send it.</p>
<p>Have an adult (maybe your guidance counselor) read the email, and help craft a response to send to your admissions rep. Then forward the email with your response. Let the email speak for itself. It would be highly unlikely, but maybe she’s testing how you will respond to this?</p>
<p>BTW, as dodgersmom suggested, make sure you use the proper words - as the person being interviewed, you are the interview; he or she is the interviewer. You title made it sound like you were the interviewer, dealing with a student who wrote such an email.</p>
<p>Also consider this a wake-up call. What did you do to provoke that response?</p>
<p>Think about the original conversation you had with the interviewer, to set up the interview. Your CC screen name is Roar-some… do you have good phone manners? I would get some feedback as to your interview skills before you set up an interview with another person.</p>
<p>I think the OP is leaving out some part of the story.■■■■■ maybe??</p>
<p>This is as bizarre as it gets!! :p</p>
<p>Out of curiosity --</p>
<p>@ the OP – did you have any prior conversation with your interviewer, not an interview but a convo trying to set up an interview? Or did you cut his/her calls or not reply quickly to his/her email?</p>
<p>I really don’t know what to say. If you live near the school, you might as well talk to the office of admissions themselves to sort this matter out.</p>
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<p>T26E4’s advice (above) was sound. I don’t see what proximity to the college has to do with it . . . 
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<p>Wow.</p>
<p>How could the interviewer have this email crafted if you have not had the interview yet? Is this based off of the the initial call to set an interview time? I agree with the advice of T26E4 and CTScoutsmom a well written email forwarding that email to an admissions person. I think also you should have your GC help you craft that response.</p>
<p>don’t respond. you might get extra points for staying calm under this circumstance. your story doesn’t make sense to me. as far as i know, the person whom you are going to interview with only has your contact info. how did she/he have an opinion of you if you two haven’t met?</p>
<p>Come on people. It’s a Trolllllllllll</p>