Hi, thanks for the great thread. I am an Ohio kid born and raised, so Kent is currently my number one choice. I am applying for the 2020-2021 cycle (beings August 5, 2020 I believe). I just had a few questions.
1. How will they contact me and let me know that I have, or have not received an interview? (i.e. will it be via email, phone call, letter in the mail)
2. You said generally you should hear back in approximately 7 business days, again, is that via email? Phone call? Letter in the mail?
3. Do you recommend playing "hard ball"? (I know this may sound like a dumb question but let me explain) - I have a close family friend who told the panel at the end of his interview that Kent was number one on his list, and that if he were to be excepted, that he would cancel all other interviews he had. He said that literally on the car ride home to Columbus, he receive a phone call from the panel telling him he was accepted. Just curious as to see if this strategy would be a good one.
4. By me applying as soon as the application cycle opens, does that give me a better chance of interviewing earlier? I.e, by applying August 5th, will I be more likely to receive an interview in September/October/November rather than say December/January/February?
5. How many other students interviewing could I expect on interview day?
6. What are the personalities usually of the two person panel? Good-cop, bad-cop (person grilling you) sort of deal? Good-cop, Good-cop?
Sorry that these are really nit-picky. Any feed back is appreciated.
Thank you and stay healthy!