USC interview--open or closed file?

[jmejia1]

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I was trying to gather some info on the interviews at interviewfeedback, but it seems to be down. can anyone fill me in? is it a laidback interview, closed file, etc?

 

[Scooby Doo]

Mine was a closed file. It was exhausting having to reiterate everything that was stated in my application. All i wanted was a cup of water

 

[Jalby]

Both are closed. Mine was fairly laid back, but you will get a few ethical questions.

 

[El Jefe]

Mine was really laid back too. It ended up almost like all the open file interviews I had - I still spent most of the time talking about activities I had done. I didn't get any ethical questions from either interviewer.

 

[WaitingImpatiently]

Is it REALLY closed file?

The first thing my student interviewer told me was that he didn't know a thing about me. However, about halfway through the interview, he brought up something I wrote about in my personal statement-- it was very specific and personal, so he couldn't have guessed it. I didn't think much of it at the time, but I am a little skeptical now. Perhaps he was able to read just the personal statement?

 

[El Jefe]

I didn't get the impression they knew anything about me at all. Maybe your interviewer was just psychic 🙂

 

[CaliBoy]

Both of mine were completely blind. My interviewers didn't even know where I went to school. However they were the longest interviews I have ever had in my life (1.5-2 hours each). Very conversational and relaxed though. They really made me like USC.