<p>Hey all -</p>
<p>Just wondering if anyone knew much about the Yale interviewing process...liek when do they contact us, who do you interview with, what are the interviews like. etc. Byerly, if you're around, I know you know a crapload of stuff about Yale and Harvard, your input would be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR</p>
<p>Interviews are not required for admission, but your ASC person should call you if one is available. Not everyone will get one (I didn't). Good luck!</p>
<p>lol, do you even have to ask whether Byerly is around?</p>
<p>fyi- I didn't do an interview EA for Yale (not enough time) and it didn't hurt me. But my sibling had interviewed a few years ago with the alum that I was supposed to talk to, and he said that the guy was a bit of a jerk and complained about the lack of intelligent people in our area. He was a facial plastic surgeon (Yale undergrad, Harvard med). Anyways, my point is that your interview experience will depend largely on the type of person your interviewer is.</p>
<p>haha yeah its prolly a given that byerly is trolling the boards</p>
<p>thanks for the info yall</p>
<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/asc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/asc/</a></p>
<p>Unlike Harvard, Yale provides interviews to many, but not all, candidates.</p>
<p>About a week after I submitted my application, I was contacted by an alumnus who lived in my area by email. If you live near Yale I think you can request an on campus interview but I don't know a lot about that. The interviews are not super formal; my interviewer showed up in a Yale sweatshirt and jeans and swore a little in our conversation lol (not that you should do that). It's just like a normal conversation; in mine we talked about everything from The Amazing Race to the housing problem in CA. Interviews last for about an hour.</p>
<p>The underlying theme in everything he/she asks and all your responses should be why you are a good fit for the school. Be prepared for questions like "Why do you want to apply?" or "What is your greatest/weakest trait?" etc. but these probably won't be asked explicitly. Most of all, be comfortable and yourself. They want to see how well you think and articulate yourself but they also look for a person who has a genuinely great personality. </p>
<p>Oh, and lastly, at the end they usually ask you if you have any questions about Yale. Looks good if you have some good stuff ready, stuff that isn't in the viewbook. </p>
<p>Sorry if you already knew all of this stuff.</p>
<p>When my interviewer called me and I asked how long the interview would take, she said it would take from half an hour to forty-five minutes, however long it takes for me to convince her what a great person I was. My interview took exactly an hour, so I guess she needed a lot of convincing!</p>
<p>Mine said the same thing (apx. 45 minutes).</p>
<p>The interview ended up being about two hours long... she had to leave to pick up her kids.</p>
<p>It was a lot of fun and just a great conversation :)</p>
<p>I had a Yale alum interview, the person was awful. He had no idea what to ask, I just sat there babbling on and on so there was no awkward silence. He asked briefly about my extracurriculars, but nothing about grades or SAT's. I asked him some questions, all to which he gave terrible responses. When asked what he enjoyed most about Yale and what the best part was, he said the food at Yale was good and the people were interesting. It lasted an hour, with me talking almost the entire time. When I told him I had started a politically left-leaning club at my school, he started grilling me on politics, and I had to nicely say why I didn't like Bush (this was just after the election too). I told him I thought we needed better leaders, and I mentioned Clinton as an example of one, and he pounced on that, soooo...I don't think he liked me very much. But, I still was accepted EA so haha I don't think the interview matters too much.</p>