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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that the idea that alumni interviews are meaningless is overblown. At my Alma mater, there is a correlation between the highest interview score and admission. Obviously that's not causation, but all (most) of the kids are absolutely fabulous so I do think the evaluation is meaningful. It shows that the alum's impression does mean something, and it's not all institutional priorities. In a sea of perfect candidates, I would definitely be looking at that evaluation if I were an AO. The real, actual reason some schools are backing off is because they don't have enough alums to do the interviews. I have certainly experienced what other posters described: meeting absurdly talented and wonderful kids who get rejected again and again. It is disheartening. Anyway, the reason is they want it to be fair since everyone doesn't get one.[/quote]
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