I definitely will! Thank you @bookmobile !
He’s not depressed. He sees it as selling the brand.
But an article in Bloomberg indicates that some interviewers are unhappy, and that his experience isn’t atypical. It mentions an interviewer for Penn who has had 2 out of 50 acceptances over ten years. Schools have concerns that interviewers may become disillusioned and reduce their donations.
Schools are trying to lower interviewers’ expectation, not to see the task as helping someone get in.
Interviews started in the 1920s and some allege their initial purpose was to weed out Jews. Now they’re supposed to increase diversity.
I posted my friend’s record to reassure that an interview is a a guarantee of nothing. People in his area who didn’t get interviews did get in.
I’m not sure if these sample Yale interview reports will raise or lower your anxiety. Most are positive.
Is sending a handwritten thank you card something you all have considered/done? I have no idea what my interviewer’s address is, so I might have to just go with an emailed thank you message. My interview is this coming weekend, and I want to make sure. 
Yeah, I’m definitely going to do a thank you card. I know the address of my interviewer, so a card might be better for.me. Who knows, I’ll probably do both-a card and an email.
My interview is in a couple of hrs !!
@Xboxgamergirl good luck with your interview!! hope it goes well
A card and an email is overkill, imo.
Is it a red flag if some things in the interview report contradict other files in your app? Nothing major – just felt like I didn’t really do a great job conveying who I am. Also, we ended up talking about some controversial stuff, like dress codes; my interviewer didn’t directly express her opinions, but I feel like some of her beliefs were different from my own.
So I would say that your interview content should not be different than your common app content. But again, they don’t get much information about us. My interviewer said that he only gets my name, address, school, major intended. None of the essays
On the topic of conveying who you are, I agree with you. I felt as if I did not get enough time to tell all about myself. But my interviewer got a good sense of who I am and we bonded really well. We had common interests, so that helped. It was relaxing, it took me maybe 2-3 minutes into the interview to settle down. At the end I started blurting out his biography (idk why) and he started laughing. But I think it went well. No hard questions. I did feel like I was rushing, but I made sure to take a pause and slow down to be concise. I talked most of the time, but he also talked for a good portion of the time. I learned ALOT. What I discussed with him was mostly about my academics and club sports. I only mentioned my clubs (and leadership) just a little.
My interview lasted about 90 minutes
Does anybody suggest emailing essays beforehand if I have his email? Mine in Thursday evening.
I would first email and ask “is there anything that you would like from me that would help enhance this interview”. That way he can honestly tell you what he expects. My interviewer said no. And when the interview started, while talking, my essays were discussed naturally in the conversation.
A tip that was given to my daughter was to answer questions not with direct answers but to find ways to explain her why’s with them. Instead of just answering about what interests her- she answered with why she is passionate about the things that interests her. Instead of saying a very practiced reason for the “why Yale” she researched things about Yale that interested her and where she would fit in, clubs she would join and what she could leave behind as a member of the community. Then she was told to ask a few in return. “Why did YOU choose Yale?” What is different from when you attended to what I would experience? Through all of the different interviews she did for all of the schools she applied, the common thread was that the interviewer spent more time trying to convince her that she wanted their school rather than the opposite.
I agree, and for those who dont know “why Yale”
This might help, its entertaining.
I did my interview on campus and it went well; the student that interviewed me was very friendly! Good luck to all.
Oh my god guys I’m so fricking nervous. I’m a very unique applicant in that I have a few major reasons to accept me (personal situation, legacy, URM, subject test scores) and few major reasons not to accept me (subpar GPA, not too many AP’s, competitive high school, no awards). Aggggh I keep on going back and forth between thinking I have no chance of getting in and should just sign up for my local community college and thinking that I am 100% guaranteed a spot and romanticizing what I’ll do after i get accepted agggggh. We still have about a month to go but this is really tearing me apart fam!
Was poking around the Yale website and found a pdf of a newsletter that gets sent to college counselors. It had some interesting stats for the Class of 2019 that I’ve never seen before:
Class of 2019 SAT Ranges
% of freshman submitting SAT who scored in listed range
Critical Reading
760-800: 50.8%
700-750: 29.2%
600-690: 16.8%
Below 600: 3.2%
Math
760-800: 59.9%
700-750: 32.3%
600-690: 16.7%
Below 600: 1.2%
Writing
760-800: 49.4%
700-750: 31.4%
600-690: 16.9%
Below 600: 2.4%
ACT Ranges
32-36: 74.9%
27-31: 23.5%
Below 27: 1.6%
High School Class Rank
For students whose schools report class rank
Top 10%: 95%
Just had my alumni interview this evening…was about 100 minutes. I really enjoyed talking to him. Now the wait…
Decisions can’t come soon enough! How great would it be to call an end to the college admissions process!
:ar!
My interview is Saturday morning…I just finished online-stalking my interviewer… X_X
Would it be too late to email the admissions office with new awards that I’ve won since submitting the application?