<p>I applied EE to Wellesley and totally forgot to request an interview by the date of January 1. The website says that an interview is "strongly recommended," and I worry that I put myself at a disadvantage. How much emphasis does Wellesley put on admissions interviews, and how much would not interviewing affect my chances? Thanks!</p>
<p>I would recommend calling the Admissions Office right away to tell them what happened. You never know. It may not be too late. </p>
<p>I think Wellesley likes people to have interviews. I would try to swing one if I could.</p>
<p>Best of luck on your application!</p>
<p>I was admitted EE without an interview, and I know in the past when this topic has come up that quite a few other people were, too. My personal opinion is that people hype interviews way out of proportion with their importance–I think that unless you interview terribly or perhaps wonderfully, that the interview has little real weight on your admissions decision. I wouldn’t not interview on purpose unless I was extremely insecure in my interviewing abilities (I, like the OP, just forgot to sign up for a Wellesley interview), so I think it is fine advice to see if you can still get an interview, but I tend to doubt that the lack of one will truly hurt your chances.</p>
<p>I signed up for ED two weeks before the app was due, and a bit past the interview sign up date. However, I called the local alumna, Lauren Dennis (Assistant Director of Admission), and the Admissions Office. And in the end, I got an interview and everything worked out fine!</p>
<p>If you really want an interview (like I did), you can get it if you try hard enough. So call Wellesley asap if you do, but if not, like advantagious, you’ll be ok :)</p>
<p>^Ligers, Lauren Dennis is amazing!!! She was super helpful during my app process~!</p>
<p>so yep, socal512, you should definitely call admissions and see if you can make a request! Be persistent too! :)</p>
<p>I think interviews can weigh a lot if you do it well. Personally, I feel that my interview, essays, and ECs pulled me though, considering my SAT scores weren’t stellar. So if you know you are good at marketing yourself in a conversation about your aspirations, interests, or character etc. You should definitely try your best to get it! If you can’t, don’t worry about it, as long as the core parts of your application is well prepared, everything will be fine 
good luck!</p>
<p>Here’s my take on it: By making an EFFORT to sign up for the interview, you are: 1) reaffirming your interest in Wellesley 2) reminding them that there’s an applicant named so-and-so who lives in such-and-such a place, which is good for name recognition when committee-time comes 3) showing them you are the kind of person who takes the initiative to remedy an unintentional oversight, and 4) giving them a chance to get to know you better as a person and to put a face to your name and stats.</p>
<p>Regardless of what you decide to do, I agree with everything everyone else has said in this thread. If you end up having an interview, that’s great. If you don’t, it probably won’t make or break your application.</p>