alumni interviews
What to Do if an Interview Goes Awry
Students often ask what they can do if their alumni interview was horrible. How could an interview be horrible? Every once in a while, alumni interviewers (who often have zero training in how to interview) use their interview to reminisce about the “good old days” when they were college students and don’t give you a chance to talk about yourself at all. Though sometimes other problems occur, this is the most prevalent problem we’ve heard from students regarding alumni who felt the need to monopolize the time during an interview. They might even show how smart they are by grilling you unfairly or asking oddball questions. [Read more]
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.
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