Do you feel like the interview truly helped your child's admissions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interviews won't help you getting in but it can hurt you.

We had 2 different consultants (former head of admissions at Ivy and Ivy lite) and they both said the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interviews won't help you getting in but it can hurt you.

We had 2 different consultants (former head of admissions at Ivy and Ivy lite) and they both said the same thing.

Frustrating - not sure what to do given the information above in comparison to this sort of information on SLAC website:

4.While interviews are not required, they will be used in the evaluation of an application for those students who have the opportunity to interview. If you have the chance to interview, we highly recommend you take it. It is unlikely to hurt your chances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interviews won't help you getting in but it can hurt you.

We had 2 different consultants (former head of admissions at Ivy and Ivy lite) and they both said the same thing.

Frustrating - not sure what to do given the information above in comparison to this sort of information on SLAC website:

4.While interviews are not required, they will be used in the evaluation of an application for those students who have the opportunity to interview. If you have the chance to interview, we highly recommend you take it. It is unlikely to hurt your chances.

The quoted language on the SLAC website is there to signal that, for example, if you cannot afford to travel to campus to interview, it won't be held against you.

What the PP meant is that a good to great interview won't secure you a spot, but a bad or negative interview can hurt an applicant's chances.

[Anonymous]

It depends who is doing them. I don't think alumni interviews at competitive schools make a difference at all. But on campus interviews with the admissions officers at SLACs can make a difference. The schools where DCs applied where it seemed to be important include Wake Forest, Trinity, Hamilton, etc.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it helped DS a lot - I am sure of it. He has a great, warm and funny personality and it definitely make up for the C and handful of B’s he got in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends who is doing them. I don't think alumni interviews at competitive schools make a difference at all. But on campus interviews with the admissions officers at SLACs can make a difference. The schools where DCs applied where it seemed to be important include Wake Forest, Trinity, Hamilton, etc.

My child has also done interviews at his high school with admission staff from colleges he couldn't get to prior to applying. Those opportunities are not as available at big, public high schools but at his small school, it is done.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the school.

Ivy alumni interviews are a waste of time

SLAC interviews with admissions staff are essential

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends who is doing them. I don't think alumni interviews at competitive schools make a difference at all. But on campus interviews with the admissions officers at SLACs can make a difference. The schools where DCs applied where it seemed to be important include Wake Forest, Trinity, Hamilton, etc.

My child has also done interviews at his high school with admission staff from colleges he couldn't get to prior to applying. Those opportunities are not as available at big, public high schools but at his small school, it is done.

The was done at my daughter's "high big, public" school. Not a private interview mind you, but an in person presentation and meeting (with just those kids who expressed an interest in a given school). I don't think these are useful, because your child is missing class to hear a canned talk.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I am not taking about alum interviews. I know they are a waste. I am talking admission personnel interviews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am not taking about alum interviews. I know they are a waste. I am talking admission personnel interviews.

It would have been helpful to note that in your initial post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends who is doing them. I don't think alumni interviews at competitive schools make a difference at all. But on campus interviews with the admissions officers at SLACs can make a difference. The schools where DCs applied where it seemed to be important include Wake Forest, Trinity, Hamilton, etc.

My child has also done interviews at his high school with admission staff from colleges he couldn't get to prior to applying. Those opportunities are not as available at big, public high schools but at his small school, it is done.

The was done at my daughter's "high big, public" school. Not a private interview mind you, but an in person presentation and meeting (with just those kids who expressed an interest in a given school). I don't think these are useful, because your child is missing class to hear a canned talk.

My son did 3 1:1 interviews just prior to or after the group presentations at his high school. The admissions staff will do that at smaller public or private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am not taking about alum interviews. I know they are a waste. I am talking admission personnel interviews.

It would have been helpful to note that in your initial post.

Schools ask alum to interview to make them feel important/connected and hopefully donate more money back to them. Most people know that, so bashing OP is not needed.

[Anonymous]

We arranged several interviews through the school's admissions offices, which they scheduled with local . We were trying to show demonstrated interest to SLAC's that would probably only accept 1-2 kids from my DC's high school.

[Anonymous]

Most colleges don’t do interviews anymore. So no.
Your kids’ top private should have a strong college guidance office which will have opinions that will be specific to your child - so why are you crowd sourcing this?

[Anonymous]

Another former Ivy alum interviewer here. The content of the interviewer's report may not affect admissions, but the fact of the student's showing up for one and showing genuine interest in that university can matter.