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[quote=Anonymous]Not the OP, but I also do interviews for my former college.

I am not sure about the OP’s specific example.  At least the student attempted to be professional.  However, I have experienced some of the same issues that the OP references. I speak at a couple of high schools around town and  I tell candidates and their parents that they need to show the same level of decorum and professionalism as they would for a job interview.  In essence, this is the candidate’s opportunity to attach a personality to the paper qualifications.  While the interview is not a deal breaker, part of my interview evaluation discusses that person’s potential as a representative of the university.  Think about it this way.  There will be various opportunities in college (internships, etc.) where that candidate may be out in public as a representative of that university, and (at least at my school) we are asked to address the candidate’s potential to be a positive representative of the university.  Do you really want the interviewer to form the impression that your student is unprofessional and impolite?  I am not saying you have to be a boot licker, but professionalism is a must.   
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