<p>I was surprised by a post in "college admissions" from an undergraduate student who interviews perspective freshmen. Is this a common practice at selective colleges? And if so which colleges do that?</p>
<p>I know that both Colorado College and Harvey Mudd do that. Other people interview as well; I think it’s just timing on whether prospective students get a current student or a professional at both those schools.</p>
<p>Wesleyan does.</p>
<p>On campus interviews at Yale.</p>
<p>I had an undergrad interview me at Mount Holyoke, but that might have just been because I scheduled the interview the day of. I’m not sure if it’s common practice.</p>
<p>U of Rochester</p>
<p>Brandeis is another.</p>
<p>William & Mary</p>
<p>I don’t think it counts for much. They only interview during the summer and it is optional and there’s no way they can accommodate all of the applicants.</p>
<p>WUSTL. I truly think the interview got S his admit. The student who interviewed him was an absolute star and they hit it off very well.</p>
<p>Very common at many schools.</p>
<p>As I’ve posted elsewhere, “interview” is a rather misleading term when it comes to college admissions. Adults naturally think of a job interview. The admissions interviews are really information-gathering sessions for the applicant and rarely have anything to do with whether or not the student is admitted. They are often conducted by undergraduates working part-time in the admissions office. View them as an opportunity to get answers to questions you have about the school.</p>
<p>My son had that at Clark University. It wasn’t really an “interview” though - more a chat with a current student.</p>
<p>Connecticut College has student interviewers. The weight placed on the interview varies from school to school. Check the Common Data Set for each school to see what they say about that.</p>
<p>Deep Springs College - where the students run the admissions process and most of the school.</p>
<p>University of Puget Sound</p>
<p>Rice for ds.</p>