Interview Nature - Waterloo

[OATeater]

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Hey!

So I'm wondering if when / if you get an interview ... is it like a clean slate policy? Once you get to the interview, is everyone at the same stage? Or do grades / OAT still get taken into consideration.

For example is it:

Situation A: You get an interview, you don't do really well, but your grades / OAT are awesome so you get in.

or

Situation B: Your grades / OAT are awesome so you get an interview. Then you go and do reasonably well. Someone else with terrible grades/OAT does slightly better and they get in. but you don't.

Situation A is that all aspects count always, Situation B is that at the interview stage, those who have an interview are accepted solely on the interview scores.

Thanks!!

 

[UWOpt2009]

Situation A: You get an interview, you don't do really well, but your grades / OAT are awesome so you get in.

It's been a few years since i've interviewed, but as far as I know situation A is how it works here. The interview is just one piece that they consider along with everything else. I know personally my interview was mediocre but my other stats were strong and I was accepted.

Also, the people conducting your interview know nothing about your application so they won't have any idea of the strength of your application, and they won't be asking you anything particular from it.

 

[ToePUG]

How do they score the interview?

 

[UWOpt2009]

How do they score the interview?

I don't know, and I don't think anyone does for sure. As far as I know, they have no specific algorithm or weighting scale for the different components (grades, OAT, interview), which allows them the freedom to look at the application as a whole and decide which students will be accepted.

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong.