Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 07:31     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yale matters.

I interview and have had many kids accepted and WL’ed.


How much does it matter
Can it move the needle


The Yale admissions office did a podcast specifically about interviews, you should listen. Basically, they offer interviews when they need more information on a candidate - because they are stuck and can’t decide one way or another or because they feel there is a hole in the application or even because they think an interest presented in the application might not be genuine (like the crafted narratives and passion projects).
Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 03:56     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:Yale matters.

I interview and have had many kids accepted and WL’ed.


How much does it matter
Can it move the needle
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 23:57     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:Yale matters.

I interview and have had many kids accepted and WL’ed.


We know.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 23:53     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Yale matters.

I interview and have had many kids accepted and WL’ed.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 23:18     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else received an interview request for RD ivys? Looking for Princeton especially.


Got the email from Princeton today.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 20:55     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else received an interview request for RD ivys? Looking for Princeton especially.


Yes, but don’t worry if you haven’t heard yet. Princeton tries to interview every applicant.


Appreciate it
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 20:42     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else received an interview request for RD ivys? Looking for Princeton especially.


Yes, but don’t worry if you haven’t heard yet. Princeton tries to interview every applicant.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 19:34     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else received an interview request for RD ivys? Looking for Princeton especially.


Yes, dd has a Princeton one scheduled. [and Harvard and Penn]
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 17:48     Subject: Ivy Alumni Interview
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In most cases it's part of keeping alums engaged.


There was a thread about this here, and the common refrain was no one the interviewers interviewed were accepted.

Seems like a silly way to keep alum engaged. They are asking smart people to waste their time and think their smart alum are too dumb not to realize their time is being wasted!?



+1

Part of the reason I stopped interviewing.

Also, since everyone gets an interview, you get a lot of duds.

They are 17!!