<p>perhaps the general rule of thumb is "as soon as possible", but i might do better with more preparation. would the weekend of Feb 29 / 1 Mar be too late for an interview? would the adcoms see it in time?</p>
<p>does anyone know the deadline for dartmouth interviewers to submit reports?</p>
<p>I’m not sure how much choice you have in the matter, as the interviewer will call you and you’ll have to schedule something mutually convenient.</p>
<p>There’s really not much “preparation” that you should be doing for your interview. The point of the interview is to get to know a bit about the “real” you and not the airbrushed, spell-checked version that the committee sees on the application. It’s obviously good to know a bit about the school and have some questions if there are programs or policies you are genuinely interested in, but if you come in having essentially written out what you are going to say ahead of time, I think you will come across as phony to the interviewer.</p>