Waiting for an Interview!
What should you do if you have applied to a college and have not been contacted for an alumni interview? First, a word about alumni interviews: some schools have evaluative interviews (which means they “count”) while some schools have “informational” ones which do NOT count. Be sure to find out which type of interview you have for each school. Remember, once the admissions office receives your application, they create a regional list of names and pass them on to local alumni networks who then try to divide things up among themselves.
However, one problem is that in many areas (such as rural locations), there are NO alumnae to do the interviews. Another problem is that in large areas like NY, NJ, CT, etc…, there are thousands of apps and it’s very hard logistically to organize things. As you could guess, some alums are more organized than others, so often being offered an interview is more a function of how together your local alumni coordinator is than if you “deserve” an interview. By this time of year, most of our students have had about half of their alumni interviews and are waiting for the others.
If you have NOT heard from a school that is high on your list, call the admissions office or check online to find out who the regional person is who sets up the interviews. Then you can call or email that person directly to ask whether they can fit you in. Interviews can take place as late as March and still count, but in general, the earlier the better. You don’t need to be a pest, but it’s not that big a deal to call to find out the contact info for your local interview organizer. Sometimes making the call can start a positive chain of events. In short, don’t panic if you haven’t been contacted, but take some action so you can have your interview early enough in the decision process to matter!
Congratulations Everyone!
Michele’s students had record breaking acceptances in the early round of college admissions results for the Class of 2014.
Learn More...
Ivy League Admissions Statistics
Our exclusive data on the Class of 2014 Ivy League Admissions statistics, now updated for Early Action and Early Admissions for the class entering 2010. See exactly how many students applied and how many were accepted to different schools.
Learn More...
Michele Talks About College Admissions on Good Morning America
View Michele's appearance on Good Morning America with George Stephanopolous and read the ABC News article, Battle College Acceptance Anxiety With These Tips, that features advice from Michele.
View all television interviews or learn more about Michele's appearances in the media.
Blog Topics
Find college application and testing help by browsing our stories by topic:
- Academic Index
- ACT
- College Application Secrets
- Colleges
- Essays
- Home Page Items
- Insider Tips
- Ivy Admissions
- SAT
- Standardized Testing
Academic Index Calculator
Since the 1950's, Ivy League schools have used the Academic Index, a ranking formula, to evaluate students. Find out how you rank according to the Academic Index.
Learn More...
Become an Affiliate
You can become an affiliate and sell our Application Boot Camp® products and services.
Learn More...
Comments
Got something to say?