Emily Holleman is a Content Developer at Knewton, where she helps students with their SAT prep. She also gives great advice about getting into college.
Surviving the college interview
Many colleges don’t require an interview, but it’s generally a good idea to have one if you can manage it. For one thing, it gives you a chance to talk to a representative of the college, usually an admissions officer or an alumnus, in person. Your interview won’t make or break your application, assuming you don’t come in dressed like a call-girl and swearing like a sailor (in which case, unless you come up against an interviewer with a particularly bizarre sense of humor, you’re probably out). On the other hand, the interview does help you put a face on what can otherwise be a long and relatively impersonal college admissions process.
How to set up an interview
When deciding whether to interview at a school, check the application to see whether interviews are required, recommended, optional, or not offered. Typically, college interviews take place before the application process is complete, so expect to set up any interviews for the summer before or the fall of your senior year. That means that you should start thinking about where you want to interview toward the end of your junior year.
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