<p>First of all, is there an interview for all WUSTL applicants?</p>
<p>Second, and more importantly, if there is an interview, do you think it's a bad idea to answer ivy league schools when the interviewer asks you which colleges I am applying to?</p>
<p>Even though I did apply to some ivys, that does not mean WUSTL is my safety. And it really isn't. I submitted my RD application today, and I was wondering, would you advise me to still visit the campus? I'm afraid I am too late for that.</p>
<p>Definately interview and visit if you can. WashU does seem a bit paranoid, but I wouldn't worry too much. If you're really interested in the schoo, it'll show. In my interview, I mentioned that I was applying to Brown and UPenn, but then again...my interviewer was really cool and didn't look like he was really searching for reasons to write a bad report about. All in all, WashU only looks for reasons to admit students as opposed to reasons to reject them. If your grades are good and they sense that you can contribute to their community and actually want the opportunity...they'll offer you a spot</p>
<p>hey, if you both did an interview, what kind of questions do they ask?</p>
<p>and do you think WUSTL will eventually find out which other colleges you've applied to? (before you decision is mailed out in april) It's just that my list of schools are a bit lengthy, and I don't want to say them all cuz it'll give the impression that I'm some sort of college freeek</p>
<p>I too was worried about WUSTL seeing that I applied to ivies and thinking that I used them as a safety. To my knowledge, the only way they'd see wherelse u applied is by looking at the CSS Profile and who all you sent it to. Fortunately, WashU has there own form (FFP-EZ) than you can use in place of the CSS Profile. I don't know if the fafsa shows colleges what other schools u sent information too tho.</p>
<p>As far as the interviews...there were really easy and more so like conversations. The on campus interview was with a current senior and he asked me basic questions about my H.S. experience, ecs and why I wanted to go to WashU and what made me stand out. We also had a nice little convo about baseball (im from Chicago) and the Sox winning the world series and whether I was a Sox or a Cubs fan. He also asked if I could chose anyone besides MLK to be president, who would it be and why</p>
<p>The alumni interview was easy as well. The guy I had was really laid back and came off as if i he was just trying to get through the formalities and just get to know me. I felt like he was looking for things to write a good report on as opposed to a bad one. That interview was handled a lot like him giving me advice about careers and he told me of his WashU experiences and asked about my H.S. experiences. I asked a lot of questions about how WashU has helped him and his career and how the school has changed since he graduated. He did ask me what other schools I applied to; however, it didn't seem like he thought I was using WashU as a safety because I think I clearly demonstrated interest. He even gave me his appraisal of the other schools I applied to and was honest if he thought they were better than WashU in some aspects. He did ask me Why WashU and what I could contribute...I think those are standard questions</p>
<p>All in all, I think the interviews are definately opportunities for you to show interest and what makes you stand out and to learn more about the school. The type of interview really depends on the interviewer, but my experiences show that they aren't trying to be hard asses looking for reasons to weed you out.</p>
<p>I thought my interviewer was kind of snobby. Once he had heard I hadn't visited yet, he basically assumed I had NO interest in the school, mind you I live 1500 miles away from WashU, it's not that easy or that cheap to visit St.Louis for a weekend. He concluded my interview with 'go visit the school, if you are really interested in it'. The fact that I attended numerous open houses apparently made no difference to him.
so yea, hopefully your interviewer is a bit more open minded.</p>