<p>pshan, yeah no way Twilight is better than HP. First of all, the writing style SUCKS. Maybe I'm just biased.</p>
<p>It seems like everyone had a fairly friendly interview.</p>
<p>yea, seriously, everyone's just in love with Edward. And wow, cassielam09, that's crazy ><. Maybe it's because you guys met for dinner but still, that's insane!</p>
<p>I finally got my interview! and because i'm french the guy started the conversation in french.He was french too! I think they chose him because we are both from France...well i don't know.. it's weird that he knew that i was french in the first place( he introduced himself in french).</p>
<p>forgot to say: my interview was very very friendly. please can i do it again?</p>
<p>My interview was a disaster. I was stumbling over words...saying ums and ahs everywhere...I'm gonna get rejected.:</p>
<p>Don't worry hieronymus, the interview does not count for that much. Besides, I'm sure other parts of your app are noteworthy.</p>
<p>pshan730- lol my interviewer told me that her normal dinner interviews are about 2 hours long. i still can't believe i was able to go 2.5 hrs over the norm!</p>
<p>you guys had dinner? lol. i didn't even order a drink...</p>
<p>I consumed this HUGE bottle of water. My interviewer must have thought I was freakin crazy... it was seriously like at least 1.5 liters, ha.</p>
<p>i had my interview about a week ago and it lasted for only half an hour..which really worried me...but then again it was during thanksgiving weekend and it looked like he was ready to go home : /
my interviewer was a lawyer and graduated from Yale college in like 73
fortunately...we had similar interests...he played soccer and loved eb white (ditto for me) he asked me why i wanted to go to yale and asked me about my ECs and about my cultural background
he showed absolutely no emotion till i mentioned i was a soccer fanatic and loved eb white...
overall i think the interview was decent...considering the circumstances</p>
<p>also i think i was at a loss because i want to major in biomedical (with research in mind) and my interviewer was a lawyer so there wasnt much he could say about his experience that would have been helpful to me in any way...</p>
<p>It seems like there's a common trend here. Mine was more of a casual conversation over coffee that she paid for. We ended up talking about the Red Sox and at one point Family Guy. It was just like talking to a friend.</p>
<p>i thought mine went horribly.... it was supposed to be an hour, but he ended it after 40 minutes. i just didn't feel that i conveyed myself at all... and he didn't show any signs of being impressed. anyone with a similar experience?</p>
<p>I keep getting young (aka recently graduated) minority interviewers lol.</p>
<p>seriously.. don't worry about the length of your interview. my friend got in and her interview lasted only 20 minutes. (she never won any big awards... never got a medal from the president... never invented anything...) i think this whole process is just a crapshoot, so even if you're interview lasted like 7 days... you still might not get in.</p>
<p>yes.. 7 days is a slight exaggeration. i am aware.</p>
<p>Umm... the interview guy called last night while I was SLEEPING (I can't believe I went to bed so early) and left a message, though I've already had my interview...</p>
<p>What could this mean?!</p>
<p>fireyskillet15, I had a similar experience. It lasted about 30-40 minutes. I talked a little about my extracurriculars and asked him about his experience at Yale. I thought it was going at least ok, but at the end, he proceeded to lecture to me about how difficult it is to get into Yale. He said he would write a positive review, but he never gave me a chance to talk about academics or any of my academic activities. He knew nothing of my academic strengths (rank, test scores etc.) or academic activates (research etc.) and presumed that since I am an Eagle Scout and talked about community service for the first part of the interview, I must not have the academics to get in. I also often feel that I come off as arrogant if I list my rank, scores when talking to others or interviewing. I understand that it is very difficult to be accepted, I know the statistics; however, I felt that I was never given the opportunity to explain why I believe I can and should be accepted. I don't think it will have a negative effect on my application because I've heard that it is the least important element and the interviewer even said he would write a positive review. I simply feel that it could have gone better.</p>
<p>I just got contacted for an interview today and haven't had the chance to set up the date yet, will it still be counted? did they extend the deadline even further?</p>
<p>December 5 is the new deadline?</p>
<p>kd5--Interviewers aren't supposed to know about your rank, test scores, etc. That's not what the interview is about. Interviewers are told in the guidelines Yale provides them NOT to ask about grades and scores. How do you know your inteviewer presumed that you don't have the academics to get in? Did he tell you? Or are you just infering from his talk abou how difficult it is to get in? It is really hard to get in and a lot of people just don't get it. I've never lectured on the admissions system myself, but can imagine an interviewer who does a 3-5 minute disclaimer so an applicant isn't blindsided or feel horrible if s/he isn't admitted. If he said he'd write a positive review, the interview sounds like a success. As you'll see from other posts, lots of alumni run their interviews like informal conversations, not like high-powered, deeply probing, prove-you've-got-what-it-takes interviews.</p>
<p>mist--December 5 is not the new deadline. December 1 is the deadline, but every year they do a December 5 extension for stragglers.</p>
<p>I know a Yale Alumnii that lives right next door.</p>
<p>But no one at my entire school has been offered an interview.</p>
<p>Which kinda sucks, because I feel like I really could use the chance to learn more about Yale from an actual alumnii.</p>
<p>Note: The girl graduated in the 1950s so she wasn't that helpful on what it's like nowadays.</p>
<p>Oh well. I'm still keeping the cheerful face on!</p>