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[quote=Anonymous]1. Do the first interview at a school low on your list or that the child does not plan to apply to. Get practice before the ones that count.

2.  Ask the guidance counselor whether each college tracks contacts.  If applying to some small LACs, for instance, your odds of admission slightly improve by showing enough interest to interview.

3.  I would NOT do interviews at every school when doing tours -- they take time, can be stressful, and you really want to know a lot about a school and prepare to make a good impression.  Doesn't always happen in advance of your first visit to every school.

4.  A few schools offer "ask a student" group sessions in addition to the admin officer sessions and student tours.  My DC did that at one school and found it most informative.

5.  Once you have a rough list of most of the schools you know the student will apply to, check the application forms and see how many require supplemental essays, short answers, word limits, etc.   More selective schools all have supplements to the common app, and they can take a lot of thought. [/quote]

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