When do the HYPSM interviewer slots start?

[Anonymous]

We keep hearing that some ivies only interview to appease the alums. Anyone know which ones count for admission and which do not?

[Anonymous]

It's mainly to give Alums something to do but Yale expressly says they offer only to candidates they need more info on

[Anonymous]

The last two years upwards of 90% of matriculated Yale freshman received an admission interview. Yale only interviews ~15% of applicants.

[Anonymous]

To answer the question in the subject line, they usually start very soon after November 1.

[Anonymous]

Check the common data set to see if interview is considered.

[Anonymous]

My son is a freshman at Harvard and got to see his admissions profile. Both AO’s noted that they loved his application and wanted to hear from the AIV (alumnus interviewer) whether or not his assessment matched up with the application including teacher recs. It obviously did because he was accepted. I’m not saying that this is always the case for Harvard but it was for DS.

[Anonymous]

Oh- and DS was an REA admit and his interview request came quite late, the week of Thanksgiving.

[Anonymous]

I think that interviews generally don't matter. But as for the poster above, if there is a lingering question that is answered or if the interviewer raises a major red flag, it can have an impact. They have too many kids to admit. If a few really bad interviews allows them to ding a few more kids, that makes life easier.

[Anonymous]

I wrote one BAD interview summary in the years i interviewed for Yale, and the student was admitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is a freshman at Harvard and got to see his admissions profile. Both AO’s noted that they loved his application and wanted to hear from the AIV (alumnus interviewer) whether or not his assessment matched up with the application including teacher recs. It obviously did because he was accepted. I’m not saying that this is always the case for Harvard but it was for DS.

Identical scenario here. DC at H too!

I think Yale interviews matter as well — for the same reason.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reminder - I signed up to be an interviewer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's mainly to give Alums something to do but Yale expressly says they offer only to candidates they need more info on

I highly doubt this is true. It's a time commitment for alums. We're busy people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's mainly to give Alums something to do but Yale expressly says they offer only to candidates they need more info on

I highly doubt this is true. It's a time commitment for alums. We're busy people.

I agree that Yale interviews count.

Cornell interviews are not evaluative but could count for DI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's mainly to give Alums something to do but Yale expressly says they offer only to candidates they need more info on

I highly doubt this is true. It's a time commitment for alums. We're busy people.

I agree that Yale interviews count.

Cornell interviews are not evaluative but could count for DI.

Cornell doesn’t have interviews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's mainly to give Alums something to do but Yale expressly says they offer only to candidates they need more info on

I highly doubt this is true. It's a time commitment for alums. We're busy people.

It’s the Benjamin Franklin effect form of alumni engagement and fund raising.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Franklin_effect

The Ivys do all sorts of outreach to alums in general and this another way to reinforce that lifelong relationship.