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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a long time Ivy alum interviewer. In our school we do have to supply write ups on the interview. I always set aside a time to do the interview - it would never occur to me to sit on the sideline of a game and do it.  That’s unprofessional.

I will say this, I think the alum interview can’t get you in, but it can keep you out. Several years ago I had a case where I was assigned an interview. I emailed, texted, and called and no response. The deadline for my submission was clear. The applicant never got back to me. So at about 10 pm the night before the deadline I submitted the “no response from student”, and they ask us to list out the attempts made. Mid morning the next morning I get an email from the student asking if we could meet at 6 pm that night (on a weeknight) and another email from the local admissions director asking what was going on. The student came from a prestigious school and must have freaked out to the counselor who called the local AD with a load of excuses from the applicant (which were also in the email to me). We spoke, and I said what had happened and said if I had an extension I could fit the applicant in in the next couple of days because I had already committed my time that night,because if I could accommodate I would . The AD said “no, you don’t rearrange anything. Clearly this applicant isn’t mature enough to handle Our University”.  I didn’t really have any influence, but the way the student flaked and complained sure did because the university checked and pushed that application to,the “nope” bin.

Always being mature and professional helps you out. Remember, the person who wants something is the applicant, not the interviewer. So if your interviewer is harried or odd, still be professional. Ghosting that call was not a good look.
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