Anonymous wrote:A couple of years ago…DC’s interview at H was 30 minutes. Was admitted and interview made a difference. Same at another HYPSM — admitted but interview does not really count for it. Meanwhile another kid I know had a 90 minute interview for H and was rejected. Good luck!

How do you know that the interview made a difference at Harvard (or did not at a different HYPSM)?

Anonymous wrote:Side question -- when a student writes a thank you note, do the interviewers ever respond back to acknowledge? Something as simple as "it was nice to meet you, and good luck."

Is this still a thing? What do you say in your Thank You note?

Anonymous wrote:Side question -- when a student writes a thank you note, do the interviewers ever respond back to acknowledge? Something as simple as "it was nice to meet you, and good luck."

Yes. Sometimes.

Side question -- when a student writes a thank you note, do the interviewers ever respond back to acknowledge? Something as simple as "it was nice to meet you, and good luck."

A couple of years ago…DC’s interview at H was 30 minutes. Was admitted and interview made a difference. Same at another HYPSM — admitted but interview does not really count for it. Meanwhile another kid I know had a 90 minute interview for H and was rejected. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:it doesn't matter. it's a screening step for crazies. 99% of kids it doesn't matter

Did Yale interview the crazy girl that faked being from North Dakota? How did they miss her crazy?

To be fair she was a manipulator which is a persona that performs well. I think the PP means crazy as in introverted and might off themselves from the pressure.

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Anonymous wrote:it doesn't matter. it's a screening step for crazies. 99% of kids it doesn't matter

Did Yale interview the crazy girl that faked being from North Dakota? How did they miss her crazy?

I think she fooled everyone, to be fair.

Thousands of applications. You expected more?

Anonymous wrote:it doesn't matter. it's a screening step for crazies. 99% of kids it doesn't matter

Did Yale interview the crazy girl that faked being from North Dakota? How did they miss her crazy?

Yale? They use it.

it doesn't matter. it's a screening step for crazies. 99% of kids it doesn't matter

I don't know about HYP but have been routinely told by MIT alums that none of the candidates that they've ever liked were accepted. So not sure that alum interviews matter at all.

Fwiw my application to MIT noted strong alum eval support but my interviewer was a famous alum so might have been different too.

My DC is interviewing later this week and they said to block 30-40 minutes so seems accurate

It’s a worse sign it was a single interview for 3 different schools.

My DC just finished her HYP interview over zoom, slightly under 30min. Is that a bad sign?