Alumni Interviews - Lack of Consistency and Quality

[Anonymous]

Then kids can go with not get in touch. sounds perfect.

[Anonymous]

or just decline. either is better then being torpedoed by some random alumnus that is not even a legitimate admissions officer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been an HYP alumni interviewer for over 20 years. Most interviews dont make a huge difference, because they just echo the rest of the application.

The school continues to have interviews, though , because the interviewer can spot a kid who can't function, is arrogant, can't keep an appointment, or has PITA parents who try to interject themselves into the process. Admissions committees don't trust high schools to flag these sorts of kids for fear of lawsuits. Every admissions officer seems to have a horror story about a disastrous student who might have gotten in but for an interviewer who raised a concern.

I rest my case. all these problem children best to avoid you like the plague.

If you live in a town with an alum ni interviewer nearby, you can't decline an interview.

[Anonymous]

This is an antiquated outdated practice. Like so many things, this will go the way of Blockbuster.

It isnt egalitarian. It isnt homogenized. It is ripe with bias.

If a school or teacher cant catch these things, neither can an untrained interviewer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been an HYP alumni interviewer for over 20 years. Most interviews dont make a huge difference, because they just echo the rest of the application.

The school continues to have interviews, though , because the interviewer can spot a kid who can't function, is arrogant, can't keep an appointment, or has PITA parents who try to interject themselves into the process. Admissions committees don't trust high schools to flag these sorts of kids for fear of lawsuits. Every admissions officer seems to have a horror story about a disastrous student who might have gotten in but for an interviewer who raised a concern.

I rest my case. all these problem children best to avoid you like the plague.

If you live in a town with an alum ni interviewer nearby, you can't decline an interview.

Based on what I am reading here, there appears to be little upside and a potentially disastrous downside. Everyone has to make their best judgments. You appear ready to ding a kid just for missing the interview so I feel pretty confident in my sense that the alumni interview presents a problem.

Read this thread. Some of these interviewers seem to see it as their responsibility to flag a "disastrous" admit after a short causal conversation. I would argue that the interview process might be the disastrous part of that scenario.

[Anonymous]

Best not to participate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

That is crazy. If not doing an alumni interview is an automatic reject that message is not getting out there at all. That is not at all how the alumni interviews are described during campus visits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

What qualifications do you possess to identify, evaluate and assess a 17/18 year old in approximately 30 min? Do you have a Psych degree or background in behavior assessment. Perhaps admissions strategies for assessing talent, ambition or potential.

Im going to be you have none of these and therefore are entirely unqualified to determine the fate of someone who spent years with teachers and a school that already provides a full picture.

This is an outdated practice and should go away. You arent qualified to assess these candidates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

That is crazy. If not doing an alumni interview is an automatic reject that message is not getting out there at all. That is not at all how the alumni interviews are described during campus visits.

It is not an automatic reject. HYP mentions several times during visits to not stress if they do not schedule an alumni interview. It is optional.

[Anonymous]

Wow. You can tell it is November. Everyone needs to take a deep breath.

It will be ok unless your kids accepts an interview request and blows it off, or is a sullen jerk. Or if parent tags along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

What qualifications do you possess to identify, evaluate and assess a 17/18 year old in approximately 30 min? Do you have a Psych degree or background in behavior assessment. Perhaps admissions strategies for assessing talent, ambition or potential.

Im going to be you have none of these and therefore are entirely unqualified to determine the fate of someone who spent years with teachers and a school that already provides a full picture.

This is an outdated practice and should go away. You arent qualified to assess these candidates.

Sorry your kid got dinged and you blame the interviewer for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

What qualifications do you possess to identify, evaluate and assess a 17/18 year old in approximately 30 min? Do you have a Psych degree or background in behavior assessment. Perhaps admissions strategies for assessing talent, ambition or potential.

Im going to be you have none of these and therefore are entirely unqualified to determine the fate of someone who spent years with teachers and a school that already provides a full picture.

This is an outdated practice and should go away. You arent qualified to assess these candidates.

Sorry your kid got dinged and you blame the interviewer for that.

DC is at one of the following: HYPMS. Good try. Its just a silly outdated practice. Alumni arent qualified to assess a high school senior. Tell me otherwise and what gives them this ability?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

What qualifications do you possess to identify, evaluate and assess a 17/18 year old in approximately 30 min? Do you have a Psych degree or background in behavior assessment. Perhaps admissions strategies for assessing talent, ambition or potential.

Im going to be you have none of these and therefore are entirely unqualified to determine the fate of someone who spent years with teachers and a school that already provides a full picture.

This is an outdated practice and should go away. You arent qualified to assess these candidates.

Sorry your kid got dinged and you blame the interviewer for that.

Wrong lol. You sound like one of those sullen jerks that should probably skip the interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best not to participate.

I have interviewed for my HPY for about 28 years. The local admissions
Rep responsible for the area knows most of the long term Alumni
Interviewers. Admissions often calls with follow up questions and kids regularly get admitted.

I am not a recent grad but I am the parent of a recent grad so I am relatively up to date. I don’t think skipping an interview or opting out is an option. Those kids are automatic rejects, at least at my HPY. If the alumni interview seems off base admissions will follow up or offer another interview.

What qualifications do you possess to identify, evaluate and assess a 17/18 year old in approximately 30 min? Do you have a Psych degree or background in behavior assessment. Perhaps admissions strategies for assessing talent, ambition or potential.

Im going to be you have none of these and therefore are entirely unqualified to determine the fate of someone who spent years with teachers and a school that already provides a full picture.

This is an outdated practice and should go away. You arent qualified to assess these candidates.

Sorry your kid got dinged and you blame the interviewer for that.

DC is at one of the following: HYPMS. Good try. Its just a silly outdated practice. Alumni arent qualified to assess a high school senior. Tell me otherwise and what gives them this ability?

Like punctuation?

So then don't interview. No need to get all worked up over it.