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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of the kids I have interviewed have been from the Big 3.  They often have some ballpark GPA, and they have all taken AP tests.  They have taken fewer than the kids at the MoCo publics, it's true.  They don't have class ranks, but even the interviewers know what a good GPA is at those schools, and the admissions office has decades worth of data on each school.

IB diplomas are well regarded. As with APs, top scores are expected on the SL tests or predicted HL tests.   IB students also don't get a pass on the extracurricular, leadership, original research etc. , which can be an issue, given the time commitment.  [/quote]
I'm very curious about the role of interviewers.  I assume you write and send summaries to the admissions team of what you think about each interviewee.  Do you have any direct contact with the interviewee's teachers or her college counselor?  Do you make a specific recommendation for each interviewee on whether the college should admit/waitlist/reject?  Does the admissions team routinely call you to ask specific questions about the students you interviewed?  Do you also participate in the admissions team's decision meetings about your interviewees?  If so, are you allowed to be an active participant in those meetings?  Do you get any advance notice of the admissions team's ultimate decisions on your interviewees?  Does the admissions team provide you detailed feedback on what they think about each interviewee, and specifically why they made each decision?[/quote]

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