So I had a college interview down in NW DC today. My dad and I arrived early, so we hung out at Starbucks for a bit.
Anyway, the guy asks me my favorite classes, hobbies, interests, favorite books and movies. You know the deal. He actually mentioned that he's never interviewed someone who was accepted. I suppose it's kind of a hard school to get into, but it isn't really my #1 choice, so I spent some time just talking to him.
The interview went pretty well, and now that I think about it I should have asked for advice here before I went... meh.
When he asked what extracurricular activities had influenced my thinking or helped with my schoolwork I mentioned Hatrack as one of them.
"So you can just go online to this one place and talk about books, politics, current events, movies, whatever?"
I nodded. He thought it was pretty cool.
Just sayin'.
(:
--j_k
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:I used Hatrack today
I hope you at least bought it flowers, first.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
*throws a shoe*
--j_k
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
<shoe'd>
I've been shoe'd!
Seriously though, that's pretty awesome. Who knew Hatrack could possibly be a benefit to college admissions?
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
So when do you learn if it was enough to get you in???
FG
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
April, sometime. I didn't apply for early action anywhere (stupid me), so I get word around March/April from all the schools I applied.
--j_k
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
quote:Originally posted by James Tiberius Kirk: April, sometime. I didn't apply for early action anywhere (stupid me)
Unless you were really set on going to one specific place, that's probably a good thing. In my opinion, you're better off keeping your options open.
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Cool!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:So I had a college interview down in NW DC today
Georgetown?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac: I've been shoe'd!
Shod Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
quote:He actually mentioned that he's never interviewed someone who was accepted.
the question to have asked is whether he's just really harsh, or if he just got unlucky...
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by James Tiberius Kirk: *throws a shoe*
--j_k
Who throws a shoe? Honestly man you fight like a woman (no misogeny intended) Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
quote:(no misogeny intended)
Well, in that case I won't get offended. Probably.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Wow, I would totally not mention that I hang out on websites to anyone "official". Lots of people, particularly old people, have a real prejudice about that, and might think you're very weird if you tell them. Hopefully this guy was not like that. He sounded pretty positive about it. And I expect that academic people are among the least prejudiced. But honestly most people I know IRL who are my age or older think it's bizarre to have online friends and an online intellectual life. They're wrong, of course, but when you're trying to get in their college is not generally the time to teach people new things.
Good luck with your application, nevertheless. Hopefully hatrack was a help to you, as you feel, and not a hinderance as I fear. Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
quote:Originally posted by ricree101:
quote:Originally posted by James Tiberius Kirk: April, sometime. I didn't apply for early action anywhere (stupid me)
Unless you were really set on going to one specific place, that's probably a good thing. In my opinion, you're better off keeping your options open.
Early action is different from early decision in that while you find out whether you've gotten in months before the regular decision applicants, you are under no obligation to attend there. There's really no downside to applying early action except that you have to get the application in insanely early, and most people haven't narrowed their list down completely at that point.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dagonee:
quote:So I had a college interview down in NW DC today
Georgetown?
*nods* A 45-second walk away from the Dupont Circle red line station.
[edit] Oh... whoops, misread that. That's where the interview was, not the college.
quote:Who throws a shoe? Honestly man you fight like a woman (no misogeny intended)
*thwaps*
this'll be P2K. w00t.
--j_k, who won't forget to log his brother off next time. maybe
[ January 29, 2006, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: James Tiberius Kirk ]
Posted by Ryan Hart (Member # 5513) on :
<=== Accepted Hoya class of 2010
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
whoa... I misinterpeted dag's post. The interview was in the Georgetown area (a friend tells me that DuPont Circle is Georgetown, but he could be wrong) but Georgetown wasn't the school.
--j_k
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
what was the school?
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
Yale
--j_k
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
wait, Yale in DC?
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
The interview was with an alumnus who worked in DC.
I really don't expect to get in, but hey, their application wasn't as confusing as some of the others; by that point I already had several essays written (groan) and recommendations, so I filled it out when it came in the mail.
--j_k
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
Yale's campus is absolutely gorgeous. I applied there for grad school, but that was my "yeah, right" application. Didn't get in, but it wasn't a surprise. I was just a little disappointed that I didn't get to live with all the pretty old buildings.
Anyway, good luck, and congrats for getting an interview with them!
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