Hypothetically if an interviewer tries to contact a student and the student doesn’t get back to the interviewer ever, will that reflect negatively on the student? Will the interviewer send a report to Yale saying that the student never responded and that will look bad or will there be no note of it and it won’t matter at all?
In other words, I know people who don’t get offered interviews aren’t at a disadvantage, but are those who are and don’t end up having interviews also not at a disadvantage?
Sometimes if the home number is on the referral, I will call that. If a parent answers, trust me I get a call back real fast from the applicant. However, applicants must understand that interviewers are not getting paid and may be juggling 4 or 5 applicants at a time As mentioned above, checking emails and phone messages is part of being an adult. I am not going to text message, FaceBook message, SnapChat or Instagram an applicant. We understand that senior year is hectic and things happen and your schedules are crazy. I have done interviews at 9:00 at night with a kid in their sports uniform because that’s the only way it would fit into their practice schedule. We do our part, we just ask that you do yours and it will all work out.
But if an interviewer can’t get in touch with a student will they actually say to Yale “hey this person doesn’t have it together enough to respond for an interview” or the penalty is simply the student doesn’t get to interview?
I think it is safe to say that declining an interview request or not responding to one will reflect poorly on an applicant and differs from the fact that students not interviewed, because resources were not available to offer one, are not disadvantaged. I go to great efforts to set up an interview and have even called guidance counselors when I am ignored so that lack of interest is surely communicated back to admissions. There is no way to predict how long it will take to get contacted for an interview after the application is submitted.
@berkdork I agree with ^THIS. But don’t conflate two items:
applicants who ignore & blow off an interview request and
interviewers’ multiple attempts to reach the student via email, phone text.
I can practically guarantee you that #2 occurs with every interviewer. We’re not just going to leave a voicemail for you – then a few weeks later, write down that you blew us off. If a voicemail doesn’t get a reply, follow on calls/emails/texts will come.
This is another one of the areas where I see students’ anxiety rise and rise.
So it’s been a week since submission and still haven’t gotten the portal email. I called admissions and the lady told me to just wait longer, and emailed them and they said the same. Should I just wait longer or try something else?
@chelliosiro if you read the comments above, you might not even get an interview. Just wait and someone will or won’t contact you. I would say that if you don’t get contacted for an interview by Nov. 25, you probably won’t get one. It all depends on 1) if you have an alumni in your area and 2) when your interview decides to contact you. There is no set day/time.
Just wanted to chime in that my daughter went through the same interview angst last year. She submitted her SCEA app in mid-October, received an interview request on November 16, and had her interview on November 17.
@saviddilva - not sure if this will work for Yale, but it worked for my Harvard portal. I used the “forgot password”. If your email is already registered in their system, it will send you a new password. If not, it will tell you “email not registered”. If latter - you have to wait till they get caught up.
What’s the typical window for interviews?