Mine has had several and has another to go. I agree they are good practice but they are also a lot of effort for something that likely has no impact at all on admissions.

DS had a good interview for Harvard and received an invite for Penn. nothing yet for Columbia or Yale.

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Anonymous wrote:DC had a horrible Yale interview a few years ago. Asked inappropriate questions. Would have turned my kid off from the school, but kid is a double legacy.

My double legacy had a horrific cross-examination of an interview a few years ago as well. Are you DMV? I wonder if it was the same interviewer. I reported the interviewer after decisions were out. I absolutely believe that at Yale a bad interview will tank your application.

Of course you did. But not a peep had they been admitted, right?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had like 5 last year. I didn’t realize there would be so many. HPDP (ivies) and Georgetown. One was virtual. He generally enjoyed them.

Did you think the interview mattered for the outcome?

Nope

He was WL at Princeton. In at Georgetown. He said he did well and really enjoyed them.

They interview everyone- except Yale. He didn’t get an interview there and was rejected.

I mean this respectfully but grow up. Getting interviewed is a life skill that people need to learn how to navigate. Any interview can be staffed by weirdos or people with an axe to grind, and most of us have been through plenty. The first couple should be scary, but after that, you should be able to have a conversation with someone unknown to you in a respectful way. Kids today have so few basic interpersonal skills that prepare them for life in the working world.

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Anonymous wrote:DC had a horrible Yale interview a few years ago. Asked inappropriate questions. Would have turned my kid off from the school, but kid is a double legacy.

My double legacy had a horrific cross-examination of an interview a few years ago as well. Are you DMV? I wonder if it was the same interviewer. I reported the interviewer after decisions were out. I absolutely believe that at Yale a bad interview will tank your application.

Yes - in the DMV. Kid got rejected. Maybe the same interviewer or one too many alumni interviewers with a different agenda

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a humblebrag. Oh woe is me, I have so much interest from T25 that my schedule can’t handle it all. Must be a bummer.

This is all it is.

Anonymous wrote:DC had a horrible Yale interview a few years ago. Asked inappropriate questions. Would have turned my kid off from the school, but kid is a double legacy.

My double legacy had a horrific cross-examination of an interview a few years ago as well. Are you DMV? I wonder if it was the same interviewer. I reported the interviewer after decisions were out. I absolutely believe that at Yale a bad interview will tank your application.

Anonymous wrote:Your kid applied to a ridiculous number of schools, so you can’t complain about too many interviews striver.

DP. My kid is a senior (in the DMV) and has friends that have applied to over 25 schools. One applied to 30. And over 75% of the schools applied to are T25. That is insane.

Anonymous wrote:Your kid applied to a ridiculous number of schools, so you can’t complain about too many interviews striver.

OP does not say that their kid applied to ALL T25 schools…from their post it’s known at least HYPSM and a few others. Doesn’t seem too far off the typical 10-12 that most apply to nowadays.

Interviews are good practice. Keep going with them!

DC had a horrible Yale interview a few years ago. Asked inappropriate questions. Would have turned my kid off from the school, but kid is a double legacy.

Your kid applied to a ridiculous number of schools, so you can’t complain about too many interviews striver.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone hoping their kid does NOT get an admissions interview invite? DC has applied to T25 schools and has completed/received interview invitations for all but one or two? (so far) that offer them including all of HYPSM. I kind of wish for the schools that assign based on availability, there would be no availability for my DC. Submitted on the deadlines. In the DMV.

I agree; it is a useless exercise for all involved. Respect to the schools who no longer do them out of recognition that it’s a waste of time.

Anonymous wrote:My kid had like 5 last year. I didn’t realize there would be so many. HPDP (ivies) and Georgetown. One was virtual. He generally enjoyed them.

Did you think the interview mattered for the outcome?