The Alumni Schools Committee (ASC) conducts interviews with local high school students applying for admission to Yale. Every year many local high school students apply to Yale. Our goal is to ensure that every student whom the admissions team seeks an interview for is executed. The Rochester ASC Directors coordinate the process of assigning local alumni to the various applicants from around the Rochester area.
The ASC directors receive a list of high school students applying to Yale and assigns a member of the ASC to conduct each interview. The bulk of the interviews take place in November (for Early Action applicants) and January through March (for regular decision applicants). The interviewer contacts the student directly to arrange the interview. All interviews are conducted at neutral locations convenient for the interviewer and the applicant or via video. Most interviewers conduct no more than two interviews each year but more can be assigned if desired!
The purpose of the interview is:
- To provide the applicant an opportunity to ask questions about Yale
- To personalize Yale and the admissions process
- To give the Admissions Committee a personal perspective on the applicant that they cannot get from the materials in the application
Interviews generally last about between 45 minutes to an hour and follow no set format. All interviews should, of course, permit the applicant to ask whatever questions he or she may have about Yale. Immediately following the interview, the interviewer writes a summary of his or her impressions of the applicant and sends it to the Admissions Office. An interview report is a significant part of an applicant’s file and gives the Admissions Committee a wholly different perspective on the applicant.
The directors for the Rochester ASC are:
Michael Yurcheshen ’95
Michael Compisi ’93
If you would like to be an interviewer for the Rochester ASC or have any questions about the ASC, please send us an email: asc@yaleinrochester.org
To learn more about interviewing for Yale, please visit Yale ASC
