I had a few interviews around the first few weeks of interviewing at some non-rolling admissions schools. Could this hurt if they don't meet to decide until around February? My concern is that any positive impact I made will be forgotten so long after my interview. Just a question.
Could an early interview be a disadvantage at a non-rolling school?
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No typically they'll decide your fate soon after or rank you then let you know.
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I am hoping the answer to this question is yes, as I applied to non-rolling schools a while ago and am still waiting for my interview invites. 😀
no really, judging from the people i know who got early interviews at the non-rolling schools, they were the cream of the crop "slam dunks" for whom the interview is basically just a formality, there's no question they'll actually get in. so take a chill pill.😛
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no really, judging from the people i know who got early interviews at the non-rolling schools, they were the cream of the crop "slam dunks" for whom the interview is basically just a formality, there's no question they'll actually get in. so take a chill pill.
could someone elaborate a bit more about this claim? i am specifically interested in Pitt, especially those that were offered interviews without their applications being complete. does anyone know, anecdotally or otherwise, if those students tend to get in at an especially high rate?
to answer the original question, at yale they told us that even though they're non-rolling, they meet weekly to discuss (and presumably rank or something like that) the interviewees.
could someone elaborate a bit more about this claim? i am specifically interested in Pitt, especially those that were offered interviews without their applications being complete. does anyone know, anecdotally or otherwise, if those students tend to get in at an especially high rate?
to answer the original question, at yale they told us that even though they're non-rolling, they meet weekly to discuss (and presumably rank or something like that) the interviewees.
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I can tell you it goes both ways. Sometimes they are slam dunk interviews and others it could hurt.
I interviewed last year on Nov. 21st. Well, they told us that comittee meetings started in late January. I ended up getting waitlisted in late March. I was in the very first group to interview.
I believe it depends on the school, but I think that here again it is random when you get interviews. And depending on who interviews you, it could be good or bad.
Best of luck.
I interviewed last year on Nov. 21st. Well, they told us that comittee meetings started in late January. I ended up getting waitlisted in late March. I was in the very first group to interview.
I believe it depends on the school, but I think that here again it is random when you get interviews. And depending on who interviews you, it could be good or bad.
Best of luck.
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Normally the best applicants get the early interviews (at least at most schools). And the schools aren't going to forget about their best applicants, so I wouldn't worry about it. If a school is your top choice, though, it probably would help you to send them an update letter or LOI to help your chances.
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Hey, I was also at one of those super-early Pitt interviews. From what I understand, it is a pretty great sign to get the pre-comlete interview, but to say that X% of people from that group get accepted, I don't know. Threads from last year (where people were looking to see if they were guaranteed an acceptance) came to the consensus that a lot of the people from the entering class were in that group, but a lot weren't. I bet a lot of them even had offers they'd like better. On the other hand, there are no threads that I know of saying "What the hell! I thought Pitt loved me and I got rejected after my pre-secondary interview! @#$%" So . . anyways, I think your chances are pretty good if that's where you want to go. I am pretty sure it's my top choice.
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I had one of those presecondary interviews several years ago (now an MS II at Pitt), and I had that same thought about how they might "forget about me" by January... Don't worry - your interviewers write up a report on you where they talk about the kind of impression you made, etc, and then send it to the admissions office, usually within 72 hours. After that, the comittee looks at those reports along with the rest of your application. So, its not like they are asking the interviewers to remember details about you 5 months later...
mlw03 mentioned the early interviews at Pitt. I had an early interview w/o my app being complete (early septemeber). I hope I am not at a disadvatange cuz i really liked the school. the dean, during the 15 min open interview, asked me if i would actually go to pitt. So i am thinking of sending an LOI right around when they start the ranking thing. I thought they said they do in jan and make decisons in feb and we hear in march. but i just wanna make sure my head isn''t making stuff up.
anyone have a suggestion about when i should send my LOI?
anyone have a suggestion about when i should send my LOI?
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Any one care to speculate if early interviews help for UPenn as well?
