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A school that dosn't normally interview applicants requested an interview with me. On the one hand I am happy since it shows that they are obviously considering my application. On the other hand I am a bit nrvous as what to expect? Has anyone done this before?

Xiaolong wrote:A school that dosn't normally interview applicants requested an interview with me. On the one hand I am happy since it shows that they are obviously considering my application. On the other hand I am a bit nrvous as what to expect? Has anyone done this before?

Just curious, which school?

I imagine an interview means you are right on the line for being accepted.

WhiskeyGuy wrote:

Xiaolong wrote:A school that dosn't normally interview applicants requested an interview with me. On the one hand I am happy since it shows that they are obviously considering my application. On the other hand I am a bit nrvous as what to expect? Has anyone done this before?

Just curious, which school?

I imagine an interview means you are right on the line for being accepted.

I'd rather not say as I don't want to out myself. Again, its a school in the T10-T20 that normally doesn't do interviews for non-waitlist applicants.

So you take it as a good sign?

I had an interview with GTown last year, though it was earlier in the cycle. I was a borderline applicant and a splitter. Ended up getting waitlisted and I withdrew when I got my Cornell acceptance. The interview was very general, straightforward, no hard questions. Seemed to be more focused on making sure I wasn't a psycho.

I got one of those back in October. In my case it was for UC Hasting. I do legal research and one of the professors did the same type of research so he asked admissions to call me up for an interview so he could see how much I knew. In my case he asked me questions about my research and what cases I was working on so he could see how useful I would be if I were to study under him. At the end of the interview he pretty much flat out told me I was going to be accepted and he wanted me to study under him. One of my friends got called up to another school and the interview was for a scholarship. Normally its for something good. Look at it this way, they are not going to waste the time talking to you if they have no intention of accepting you.

GrayArea wrote:I got one of those back in October. In my case it was for UC Hasting. I do legal research and one of the professors did the same type of research so he asked admissions to call me up for an interview so he could see how much I knew. In my case he asked me questions about my research and what cases I was working on so he could see how useful I would be if I were to study under him. At the end of the interview he pretty much flat out told me I was going to be accepted and he wanted me to study under him. One of my friends got called up to another school and the interview was for a scholarship. Normally its for something good. Look at it this way, they are not going to waste the time talking to you if they have no intention of accepting you.

I guess that's right. I am just a little nervous since the school is one of my top choices and the interview is another chance for you to mess it up

Xiaolong wrote:

GrayArea wrote:I got one of those back in October. In my case it was for UC Hasting. I do legal research and one of the professors did the same type of research so he asked admissions to call me up for an interview so he could see how much I knew. In my case he asked me questions about my research and what cases I was working on so he could see how useful I would be if I were to study under him. At the end of the interview he pretty much flat out told me I was going to be accepted and he wanted me to study under him. One of my friends got called up to another school and the interview was for a scholarship. Normally its for something good. Look at it this way, they are not going to waste the time talking to you if they have no intention of accepting you.

I guess that's right. I am just a little nervous since the school is one of my top choices and the interview is another chance for you to mess it up

Or a chance to really shine and show them that you should be a part of their class... Lots of people would pay money for such an opportunity in the faceless world of paper applications. Make the best of it.