美国“常春藤院校”，可简称为“藤校”，是美国本科申请过程中关注度最高的一批院校。申请难度大，录取标准高，绝非普娃可以触及。先简单科普一下，“藤校”包括哈佛大学、普林斯顿大学、耶鲁大学、哥伦比亚大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、康奈尔大学、布朗大学、和达特茅斯学院。录取难度同样极高的斯坦福大学和麻省理工学院等，并不属于“藤校”。
在申请“藤校”的过程中，不少学生都经历过面试（Interview）。那么，面试是不是申请“藤校”的必须环节呢？究竟是谁来给学生做面试呢？
关于面试的传言不少。这些传言，不仅仅有些学生和家长相信了，竟然有些国际学校的升学指导老师也相信了，还给学生做了错误的说明。比如，这个学生学校的升学指导老师说耶鲁大学有1-2个小时的招生官面试，宾大也有招生官面试，且是一对多的面试。事实如此吗？
张老师不是打假的，我对我讲过的话自信且负责，不会未经验证就瞎说八道。我们就来逐一看看八所“藤校”关于面试说明和要求：
耶鲁大学（Yale University）
1.“All Yale interviews, both those with alumni and those with current Yale seniors”所有耶鲁大学的面试均由校友或大四学生提供。（哪里有招生官？？）
2.“Interviews are evaluative. Admissions officers read interview reports alongside application materials.”面试是有评估性质的。招生官会把面试报告和其它申请材料一并审核。
3.“Prospective students may not request an interview; alumni and student interviewers contact applicants after their admissions materials are submitted.”学生不能主动要求面试。校友或大四学生将在学生申请材料提交后主动联系学生安排面试。
4.“Admissions prioritizes interviews for students for whom the Admissions Committee needs more information. Students who do not receive an interview invitation will not be disadvantaged.”招生委员会将优先选择为那些需要了解更多信息的学生安排校友/大四学生面试。没有收到面试邀请的学生不会因此处于不利地位。
5.“Interviews are not required, and many successful applicants are not interviewed.”面试非必须。很多被成功录取的学生并没有经过面试。
宾夕法尼亚大学 (University of Pennsylvania)
1.“Each year Penn attempts to connect as many applicants as possible with alumni, depending on volunteer availability.”宾大每年都尽力给尽可能多的申请人提供校友面试。这个过程主要取决于是否有足够的校友资源。（哪有招生官什么事儿？？）
2.“It is our policy that applicants cannot request a conversation with an alum. ”申请人不能主动要求校友面试。
3.“your application will not be viewed negatively if you aren’t offered a conversation with an alum.”如果没有校友面试的话，申请并不会处于不利的地位。
4.“Our alumni aren’t admissions officers, and they will not see any part of your application.”校友不是招生官。他们也看不到任何你的申请材料（除了名字和联系方式）。
5.Student Applications are not pre-screened or sorted. Applicants are matched solely on availability of our alumni volunteers.学生的申请材料并不会提前筛选区分。能否有面试机会完全取决于是否有足够的校友资源可以提供面试。
哈佛大学（Harvard University）
1.“When possible, we try to arrange for you to meet with alumni/ae in or near your school communities. You will not be at a disadvantage if an interview cannot be arranged.”可能的话，我们会尽可能安排校友面试。如果没有面试的话，你也不会因此受到不利影响。
2.“Our interviewers abroad are graduates of Harvard who offer their assistance on a volunteer basis. While we try to make interviewers as widely available as possible, it will not always be possible for a student to have an interview.”我们的面试官是哈佛的毕业生，他们义务为大学提供帮助。我们将尽可能提供面试，但是并不是每个人都有机会被面试。
3.“It is not possible to request an interview and we are not able to conduct interviews in Cambridge.”学生不能主动要求面试。我们也不会在大学所在地（Cambridge）提供面试。
4.“It is important to note that our alumni interviewers do not have access to your application – they only have your name, your contact information and the name of your high school.”我们的校友面试官不会看到你的申请材料。他们只会有你的姓名，联系方式和高中名字。
普林斯顿大学（Princeton University）
1.“Princeton offers optional alumni interviews.”普林斯顿提供的是选择性的校友面试。
2.“Interviews take place after the Admission Office has received your application.”面试会在招生委员会收到你的申请材料后安排。
3.“You may choose to opt out of the interview in the Princeton Supplement, and this choice will not put you at any disadvantage in the admission process.”你可以选择不参加面试，这个选择并不会影响你的申请。
4.“The interviews are 30-45 minute informal conversations.”面试是30-45分钟的非正式的交流。
5.“We cannot guarantee that every applicant will receive an interview. This will depend on the availability of alumni in your area. If you do not receive an interview for any reason, it will not put you at a disadvantage since the interview is optional.”我们无法保证每个申请人都能被面试。这取决于我们面试官的资源。如果你没有收到面试邀请，你的申请不会受到影响，因为面试本来就是选择性的。
达特茅斯学院（Dartmouth College）
1.“ After you've submitted your application, you may be offered an opportunity to interview with a Dartmouth graduate.”你提交申请后，你可能会有机会与达特茅斯学院的毕业生进行面试。
2.“You do not need to schedule an interview. Once you apply, your contact information is sent to volunteer alumni admissions ambassadors.”你无需主动要求面试。你申请完之后，你的联系方式就会被给到校友面试官。
3.“While our alumni work hard to offer as many interviews as possible, we are not able to offer interviews to all applicants due to alumni availability and geography.”尽管我们的校友面试官会尽可能多提供面试机会，但是我们不能保证每个申请人都被面试到。
4.“Alumni interviews are both informative and evaluative. An interview report is added to your file and is reviewed along with your other materials.”校友面试既是信息提供性质的也是评估性质的。面试报告会与你的其它申请材料一同被审理。
5.“Not having an interview will not put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process.”不参加面试不会对你有不利的影响。
康奈尔大学（Cornell University）
1.“While not evaluative interviews, first-year applicants to any Cornell college or school may request an informational meeting with an alumni admissions ambassador in their local area.”面试不是评估性质的。学生可以主动申请与校友面试官进行信息交流性质的沟通。
2.“This informal conversation with a member of our Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network (CAAAN) is not required, and is offered as an additional way for applicants to learn about Cornell.”这种非正式的沟通并不是必须的，仅仅是为申请人了解康奈尔大学提供一个途径。
3.“Due to time, geographic, and volunteer constraints, not all applicants will be contacted; please be assured that applications are not adversely impacted if an applicant is not contacted or is unable to meet with a CAAAN member.”由于地域和校友资源的限制，并不是所有申请人都会被面试。请放心，你的申请不会因为没有面试而受到不利的影响。
4.“Architecture: Required portfolio and interview.”建筑专业要求作品集和面试。
哥伦比亚大学（Columbia University）
1.“Interviews are not a part of the application process.”面试不是申请的一个部分。
2.“Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have decided to discontinue their alumni interview program for individuals seeking admission. The decision, which takes effect this fall for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle.”哥伦比亚学院和哥伦比亚工程学院已经决定不再提供校友面试。该决定自2023-2024申请季开始生效。
布朗大学（Brown University）
1.“While Brown has previously considered alumni interviews, they have not been offered since the 2019-20 academic year and will no longer be available moving forward.”布朗大学曾经考虑过校友面试，但是自2019-2020申请季就停止了，今后也不会再提供了。
2.“As an alternative means of sharing more about yourself beyond the information you provided in your application, we recommend submitting a two-minute video introduction.”我们推荐学生提交一个2分钟的视频介绍。
3.“Submitting a video introduction can offer another opportunity to tell us who you are and why you are interested in attending Brown.”提交视频介绍可以让我们知道你是谁以及为何你对布朗大学感兴趣。
4.“Videos will not be evaluated for production quality or editing ability; we are simply hoping to get to know you through your own voice.”视频的剪辑效果和后期制作质量并不会被考虑，我们只想通过你自己的声音来了解你。
以上就是八所“藤校”关于面试的具体说明了。哥大和布朗已经取消校友面试，其余六所大学的面试均为Optional的校友面试（康奈尔大学的建筑专业面试是必须的）。曾经没有参加过面试，但是被“藤校”录取的实际案例存在；获得了Optional面试邀请，认真准备了很久，但是没有被录取的也比比皆是。
另外，无论是申请哪所“藤校”，学生都没有机会参加招生委员会/招生官提供的面试！不要再轻信各种传言了！
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