Hello everyone!
I am a rising and senior and planning out college app stuff. I wanted to schedule my interviews for the Claremont Colleges, but I’m not sure when to do it. I was thinking of doing it at the end of this month for Pomona and Scripps.
Also, since they won’t have my application or anything, do I bring a resume?
Thanks! 
You may find it harder to schedule than you think - interview spots get filled up. Schedule interviews before you commit to plane tickets, etc…
An yes, you can bring a resume as a jumping off point for the conversation, but be prepared for the standard opening question, “Tell me about yourself.” What you provide here is the standard two minute max ‘elevator speech’ that every college applicant ought to have in their back pocket if they are interviewing. (That’s the key things you would want someone to know if you got on an elevator with them and had to pitch yourself to them before the elevator reaches their floor - it’s short, sweet, informative and hopefully interesting enough that they decide they want to know more.)
Oh okay, thanks so much! I’ll schedule them soon then! And also, should you interview as much as you can? I know for Pomona it’s pretty much a given that you interview, but for some of my other colleges it’s only optional. I’m not sure if I should do other interviews considering all of my colleges are driving distance.
I vote if you are within driving distance you definitely SHOULD interview.
FWIW my kids – combined not each— interviewed at all the Claremont schools and did not take a resume to a single one. (Not saying you shouldn’t just saying it’s not necessary)
@ClaremontMom Thanks for the input! I will definitely do that!
Oh wow do you kids go to the Claremont schools? They are my dream schools!
Yes, @balletlov97 - My daughter is at Scripps and my son will be entering Harvey Mudd this fall. (Their dream schools too!) Feel free to PM me if you have questions I might be able to answer.
ClaremontMom is correct that a resume is not necessary. You can bring one if it makes you feel good - and an inexperienced interviewer may even look it over - but experienced interviewers are good at drawing out the interviewees (and hopefully the interviewees are sufficiently forthcoming) without having to rely on a piece of paper.
My D always brought a resume to an interview and found it very helpful in that the interviewer could ask about specific academics, ECs etc… My D felt that this helped the conversations flow more easily. A number of my D’s interviews were with very experienced interviewers (high position in admissions dept) and they all used her resume as a jumping off point for at least some of their conversation. If you have one prepared, I’d definitely bring a resume.
My kid’s counselor (both school and our private) advised her to bring a resume. I am an experienced (work) interviewer. Without a resume, it would be hard for me to remember every applicant. I would assume those college interviewers are the same.