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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an interviewer for my college and have no illusions about my centrality to the process. I do it to give back to a place I love. I’ve no idea how much impact any of it has but I do take the responsibility seriously and try to be a good representative for my school. There are very specific guidelines to follow and they ask me to ‘recertify’ by keeping up on the interviewer materials. The school is a tough admit and I’ve yet to interview a kid who wasn’t a superb student and very impressive.

What concerns me most is the genuine interest in the school. Mine is rural and small. Is that a match? Or is the kid applying simply because of a high ranking and perceived value? Have they visited? Do they go on and on about some other school that’s their real love? I had one who was brilliant and really wanted an urban campus and didn’t even know where the school was exactly, so it was pretty clear it was a poor match. I’m brutally honest in my reports to the mothership.

I’m not sure how any interviewer would know if it has an impact. I don’t even see their applications so I don’t know their GPA or test scores or anything else unless they provide it (and some do). [/quote]

Yeah, women's college alum here.  It is EXTREMELY obvious if the girl being interviewed actually doesn't want to go to a women's college but is being coerced by a family member into applying.  Seems like a good thing to share with the admissions office.[/quote]

Why?  if women's colleges dig all the applicants that are encouraged by their moms to attend  but are hesitant because they are 17 year old girls, you are out a lot of smart girls.  Have more patience.

But above post is a good example of the perils of the alumni interview.[/quote]

Me again.  There's a difference between 'hesitant or unsure' vs. announcing that you are only applying to this one as a safety in case you don't get into harvard or princeton, or focussing exclusively on what forms of transportation would be best to get you to the schools in the nearby big city that have boys, and how often do the buses or trains go, and how many days would you actually have to be on campus, etc.  I've heard it all![/quote]

17 is 17.  there are some brilliant motivated 17 year old girls that are also focused on getting a date.  It is possible to multitask. But if you object to that as their interviewer, they arei n trouble.[/quote]

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