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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The process left a bad impression. Interview by alum, and no contact in person with any administrators. Just parent tours, a huge uninspiring meeting in the library, and a few online tests. Anyone else has in-person contact with admint? [b]How would they ever assess if they don't meet in person with the applicant? [/b][/quote]

Money and connections and skin color don't require interviews, funny poster[/quote]

Having seen this play out year-after-year, now from the inside I'd say that if there are 20 spots, 15 are pre-filled by legacies, siblings, VIPs, sports recruits, URMs, and kids who are in several of these categories. The school knows who these spots are going to before interviewing a soul. 
Then maybe 5 spots are truly open.  They can fill these without meeting kids. they take kids whose resumes are truly unique, kids who get those teacher recs which say "best in my career", etc.  
There are probably always enough kids that REALLY stand out to fill the few spots they have. [/quote]

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