<p>just an fyi the only school i was accepted to was andover with an off campus interview. trust me it doesn’t make a difference chance wise.</p>
<p>Well interviewing on campus give you an actual admissions officer that could potentially campaign for you over other candidates, which could increase your chances if you have a good interview.</p>
<p>My interview off campus was with an admissions officer so you have a valid point. But I also attended their open house in the spring which shows that I was interested since I live far far away from campus.</p>
<p>I went to L’ville, Andover, and Exeter and they all talked to my dad after my interview. At L’ville and Andover both of them said “We would love to have (My Name) at our school.” But they might have only told him that at andover because he was an alumni…</p>
<p>“just an fyi the only school i was accepted to was andover with an off campus interview. trust me it doesn’t make a difference chance wise.” </p>
<p>agree with candidate123. I never had any on-campus interview and was accepted at several schools. I’m sure our words do not hurt or change anyone’s determination to visit school though.</p>
<p>^ Agreed. I only did interviews through Skype and was still accepted to several schools.</p>
<p>My son was also interviewed off campus for Andover, and he got in. We live far away, so maybe they give some dispensation. He also didn’t start the application until November, and took the SSAT in early December. Like candidate123, just 2 practice tests the week before. He bombed the 2nd practice test because he was tired and had a long day, so I recommend being well-rested (duh). He got a 96% on the real test so we were very pleased. It was quite grueling getting the SSAT, interview, essays, recommendations etc. done in only 2 months, so it’s much better to start early! We also applied for financial aid and didn’t get any; I was worried it would ruin our chances, but since Andover is need blind I went with it. Also, he’s a legacy, which surely helped some. He wishes he weren’t a legacy so when he got in he would know for sure it was all on his own merits. I figure a hook is a hook, and you may as well use whatever you have, even if it does feel a little nepotistic.</p>
<p>MickeyM, please tell your son that no one ever gets ahead in this world “all on his own merits”. Fate, timing, parents, teachers, society, class, wealth, genes, culture, religion, politics, friends, etc. all help us everyday. Thank, God. We need all of the help we can get. And we should show gratitude constantly to all of those who have helped us. We can never fully repay all to whom we are indebted, but we can fully acknowledge what we owe them. I think that the more we give thanks, the happier and better we are, IMHO.</p>
<p>Nicely put, toombs!</p>
<p>Although I have to say, with all of the competition, even a legacy isn’t enough sometimes. Even though it helps, your son got in mostly on his own. Besides, your situation sounds similar to mine and doing the application process in two months is A LOT of work. The admissions officers probably noticed that too.</p>
<p>dude, i’m worried about the parent interview thing. my parents do not talk english, so what they are going to think about two phd that don’t talk english? :S</p>
<p>They will think that they don’t speak English…that’s all. Based on your user name, I will assume they speak Portugese? Maybe the school has someone on the faculty that can translate. Trust me, yours won’t be the first parents admissions has encountered that don’t speak English.</p>
<p>good 
thx they speak spanish (IS NOT brazil’s language, ok, guys? do not think that everything after texas is mexico) and a bit french, so i believe that someone can translate, but i’m probably meeting with an alumni or by phone/skype for the interview…</p>
<p>At our off-campus interview, we parents didn’t get interviewed. The interviewer came out to the lobby to chat with us, but it seemed more like did we have any questions than anything formal.</p>
<p>I just had my Andover interview today and it was weird… It wasn’t even a “friendly conversation”. He asked me questions and I answered them.</p>
<p>^ Oh oh…really? I don’t know if that’s a good sign or not…from all the interviews I had (seven) they were all pretty much just conversations…they hardly even asked me any straightforward questions…but good luck. You probably did good anyways :)</p>
<p>@JoshByron,
Thanks =). My mom thinks I did well. She said that he said that I have a “encyclopedic knowledge of Andover.” I’m not sure if that’s good or he thinks I’m a creep, but whatever. All I can do is hope. I really hope it works out.</p>
<p>You’re welcome 
BAHAH, I’m guessing that’s good. Has your interviewer contacted you since your interview and/or have you contacted him (sending a thank you note is always nice - remember to do the same after getting your teacher recommendations I baked muffins and gave them to all the teachers that wrote recommendations letters for me and to the teachers who supported me).</p>
<p>@JoshByron,
I sent him a thank you note and he responded with a pretty generic “I’ll be here if you need me” response. And lol all of my teachers who wrote me recs either left my school or retired. =)</p>
<p>Ohh, ok, that’s good Well…maybe he just gave you a generic response so that he wouldn’t show favoritism, since showing favoritism towards a candidate would be rather unfair… Wow, so have you completed your applications already? I didn’t get my teacher recs until the end of November.</p>