How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about your travels in ..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What do you have to offer Cornell?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Questions about my honors thesis" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Questions from my student interviewer about my travels & research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Hard to say, I suppose some of the nasty rhetorical questions from my faculty interviewer to which there was no correct response." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read through my secondary, read the school web site" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The staff in the admissions office were very friendly." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My faculty interviewer was moody and mean to me, and it gave me a negative overall impression of the school. My interview also started early and ended late, which seemed unprofessional." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Students are essentially housed in tiny dorm rooms, you don't get to see married student housing or second year housing (apartments) during the tour." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I wasn't very impressed by Cornell both because of my negative interview experience and because over half of the students to whom I spoke indicated that they chose Cornell because they wanted to live in New York. The day was relatively unstructured compared to other schools that I have visited and there was no offer of student hosting, which I guess is because the students live in dorms and haven't got room for anyone else. One girl who needed a place to stay the night before the interview was charged $60 to stay in a vacant dorm room. I thought that was sort of tacky. I just didn't get the impression that they were trying that hard to appeal to interviewees." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

12/13/2004