<p>I recently received an email asking me if I wanted an on campus interview at Yale. It is my top choice school (I am going to apply SCEA) and I promptly signed up. Does anyone know how crucial this interview is? Thanks.</p>
<p>Wait...before you even applied? That sounds strange...would it be possible for you to paste us some exact text from this e-mail?</p>
<p>Yep, before I applied.</p>
<p>At first it looked like a hoax, but the person who emailed me was
Yale Admissions Office <a href="mailto:undergraduate.admissions@yale.edu">undergraduate.admissions@yale.edu</a> </p>
<p>Dear *******,</p>
<p>Did you know that Yale offers on-campus interviews to rising seniors? Though not a required part of the application, we find that a personal interview gives us a chance to get to know our applicants better. On-campus interviews are conducted by current Yale seniors, and applicants tell us that they find their interviews to be both informative and enjoyable! Appointments are available in June, July and August, so if you are planning a trip to New Haven this summer we suggest you visit our website to schedule an on-campus interview. </p>
<p>Hope to see you in New Haven!</p>
<p>Sincerely,
The Yale Admissions Office</p>
<p>P.S.
Don't worry if you can't make it to campus. We also provide local alumni interviews in the fall and winter.</p>
<p>There, so what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Then I signed up and I've got an interview this summer... and its from the Yale website so it all seems legit.</p>
<p>Sounds legit to me. It is a little weird to interview before applying, but if that's the only time you can make it there it makes sense.</p>
<p>Ah! I see. At first I thought it was a personal request...anywho, I say, go for it. Probably can't hurt.</p>
<p>Ok cool, thanks for the input lavender and Guitarman.</p>
<p>I got that too! Lol now I feel like emailing them back to ask them what was that about hehe
Maybe they're trying to recruit applicants to keep their low acceptance rate.
I came to this board to post a thread about that hehe.</p>
<p>are you an URM or anything like that by any chance?</p>
<p>Nope, Asian male from central NJ... really no hooks. How about you? PM me if you want to talk more about specifics.</p>