Georgetown alumni interview

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any experience with what this is like?

Any way to prep?

[Anonymous]

I'm an interviewer.

What do you want to know?

[Anonymous]

(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an interviewer.

What do you want to know?

I guess since this is my first college kid, and this is his first choice school-any tips?
My son is quite shy, and I'm wondering how to help him prep, if that's even possible.
Should he wear a suit? Shirt and tie but not a full suit?
And how much influence is the interview in the bigger scheme of admissions?

[Anonymous]

Good grief. What a demeaning process!! I now think a lot less of any Georgetown graduate who has the low self esteem to be hazed for the right to spend 50k a year. I would never under any circumstances put up with an "alumni interview".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

Ugh, that's awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

Ugh, that's awful.

It was awful. I have no idea how the interview impacts admission, very curious about this also. I am hoping someone comes forward on here to tell about a more positive experience. In a couple of years I will have another child applying. Fingers crossed ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

Ugh, that's awful.

It was awful. I have no idea how the interview impacts admission, very curious about this also. I am hoping someone comes forward on here to tell about a more positive experience. In a couple of years I will have another child applying. Fingers crossed ...

You're kidding, right? Fingers crossed? I would have called up Georgetown, described the whole stressful experience, describe how it wasn't going well and asked for another interviewer.

The school most likely doesn't know that the guys a jerk.

My interviewer was similar - also no personality, a bitter man who could have cared less. You wonder what the school is thinking having these people be the 'face of the school'.

I wish that I would have asked for my application fee back!

[Anonymous]

My DC did one a couple of years ago. I don't remember it being particularly remarkable. DC did 6-8 alumni interviews and the Georgetown one doesn't stand out, other than it bring essentially mandatory. DC always gave interviewers his resume which seemed to help focus the discussion. He alsp looked them up on linked in so he'd have a sense of who they were. Some were 2 years out and done were 20+ years out. Some of them are better than others. Have good questions about the college prepared. Not BS crap that you can find on the website.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

Ugh, that's awful.

It was awful. I have no idea how the interview impacts admission, very curious about this also. I am hoping someone comes forward on here to tell about a more positive experience. In a couple of years I will have another child applying. Fingers crossed ...

You're kidding, right? Fingers crossed? I would have called up Georgetown, described the whole stressful experience, describe how it wasn't going well and asked for another interviewer.

The school most likely doesn't know that the guys a jerk.

My interviewer was similar - also no personality, a bitter man who could have cared less. You wonder what the school is thinking having these people be the 'face of the school'.

I wish that I would have asked for my application fee back!

Fingers crossed because for my younger child it is his DREAM to go to Georgetown. Since early elementary school, he has been planning on this! He is an extremely focused and driven kid. Georgetown will not be a reach for him. To be honest I am not a fan of the elitist environment and the extremely arrogant alumnae that we have been acquainted with over the year. Including of course the interviewer. But I cannot control my son's goals, and this one is a BIG one. I love my son more than i dislike the Georgetown culture.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

Ugh, that's awful.

It was awful. I have no idea how the interview impacts admission, very curious about this also. I am hoping someone comes forward on here to tell about a more positive experience. In a couple of years I will have another child applying. Fingers crossed ...

You're kidding, right? Fingers crossed? I would have called up Georgetown, described the whole stressful experience, describe how it wasn't going well and asked for another interviewer.

The school most likely doesn't know that the guys a jerk.

My interviewer was similar - also no personality, a bitter man who could have cared less. You wonder what the school is thinking having these people be the 'face of the school'.

I wish that I would have asked for my application fee back!

Fingers crossed because for my younger child it is his DREAM to go to Georgetown. Since early elementary school, he has been planning on this! He is an extremely focused and driven kid. Georgetown will not be a reach for him. To be honest I am not a fan of the elitist environment and the extremely arrogant alumnae that we have been acquainted with over the year. Including of course the interviewer. But I cannot control my son's goals, and this one is a BIG one. I love my son more than i dislike the Georgetown culture.

Good luck to your son. But honey, it's a reach for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Most people dream about HYP, not .... Georgetown. To each her or his own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:(NP) just want to say that my son's interviewer was very difficult to set up a meeting with. Wanted my son to get downtown (from N Bethesda area) in the middle of a school day so they could interview during alumnae's lunch hour. then told him to call at 10:00 a.m. the day of interview to confirm - so my son left class to make the call. Call was not answered. Several calls not answered or returned. Alum then was pissed that my son did not come for interview as scheduled. My kid was beyond stressed at this point. Interviewer continued to evade calls and emails so interview was delayed by another week. My kid was a mess, chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix. Very stressful and demeaning.
When they finally did meet it did not go well - by this time my son felt he was in a week position which was probably true. He did not get into Georgetown. I was a tiny bit relieved to be honest. Terrible experience. Hopefully NOT typical.

So sorry to hear about the experience for your son. Just wanted to let you know that we had a similar experience with an HYP. It was beyond stressful for the child (and for us). It was almost like a game of 'It'. After two weeks of the game, child finally got the interview at a Starbucks in a crappy part of Alexandria at 9:00 at night. We were so concerned that when the child drove we followed in a different car. (child wanted to show independence by driving self in case the interviewer was watching. Frankly, at that point, we didn't care but complied.) Our outcome was a little different. Child now is at the school and loves it. So this interviewer appears to have been an aberration. Point is that we've been in your shoes. We also didn't say anything to the school because we didn't want it to throw the process. Love how you describe it - chasing after this person like a junkie looking for a fix - describes it perfectly! Really cast a bad light on the school.

[Anonymous]

My interviewer was similar - also no personality, a bitter man who could have cared less. You wonder what the school is thinking having these people be the 'face of the school'.

I wonder if the same person interviewed me. You would think that Georgetown would tell these people that putting the student at ease results in a good interview. It actually affected my interest in going there.

[Anonymous]

Honestly I stopped interviewing for my Ivy alma mater because the school told us the most important thing was to leave a good impression on the kid because the interview mattered very little and chances are it would be the last impression they had of the school (since no one I interviewed ever got in).

I also have to say that it's not that easy as an interviewer to find a semi-public location where you can interview people. For understandable reasons you can't have them over your house anymore so you end up trying to do it in a Starbucks or something which is awkward for everyone.