<p>I'm a prospie (currently a Junior in HS) from around Los Angeles.</p>
<p>By pure virtue of luck, my dad got two free airline tickets on Alaska Air so we decided to use them to go visit Reed in early March.</p>
<p>My question is whether or not I should get an interview when I goto the campus or wait till I'm in senior year and get it locally? The person I talked to at Reed said either one was doable.</p>
<p>Any suggestions/advice?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Interviews are 2-way conversations. They can be a really good way for you to learn about the college and get personal questions addressed. I think that if you visit the campus it's a really good time to spend the 30-60 minutes talking to an admissions office person. It may help you to decide whether you really want to apply, and which programs might be most attractive. Do some online research beforehand so you have a reasonable idea about Reed before you go, and that will make your session even more helpful, IMO.</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>yeah buddy, i would for sure get an interview on campus. As the post above says its a great chance to talk to someone and just get some more info than what's in the brochure. There's also no isssue at having two interviews. I prospied when i was a junior too, and still had a local one over the phone when i applied. It can only help you....Also, spend as much time on campus as possible, over night if you can. It really gives you a much more realistic view of reed...good luck</p>
<p>I agree that it's definitely a two-way conversation, it's not like you're interviewing for a job, but it's not really like you're just getting an information session either. I'd just say that you should try to act natural (I'm guessing those interviewers have to put up with a LOT of phony people, judging by the others who were in my tour group). You want to show yourself as intellectual but also ready to learn. I'd say considering Reed's opinion on statistics the WORST thing you could do would be to ask a lot of questions about numbers. </p>
<p>As a junior, it'd be a good idea to get some tips on what you need to do in preparation too, i.e. tests, class choices, etc. But really the best thing you can do is be yourself. Definitely interview though.</p>
<p>Go for the interview.. :) </p>
<p>and good luck!
w/ both the interview and college stuff next year.. :)</p>