Did the Yale on campus interview in January. Not a favorable experience. Had been debating whether it is good to share. The other day I saw Coffeemug asked me for my Yale interview. Write it down anyway.
This is the interview that I mentioned in an interview summary post. I learned from this Yale on campus interview that even you do an on campus interview still the interviewer may bring in negative facter.
It was a second year student. Asian lady.
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Q: What is your strength that you may bring into Yale?
A: ..Blah blah.
Q: I see. What is your weakness in teamwork?
A: I fit well into teamwork. I work well as a team leader and good team player. I feel comfortable in team environment.
Q: Do you mean you do not have a weakness?
A: Well I do not mean I do not have a weakness. But I think I fit in the teamwork.
Q: Anyone has a weakness. So you do not have one?
A:...
Q: It is Ok. Do not feel be pushed. If you think you do not have weakness I can just write that down.
A: Well, I really got a little bit confused. Could you please clarify a little bit?
Q: I asked you what strength you may bring into Yale. Now in the same token I am asking you what your weakness is?
A: But you mentioned the weakness in teamwork. Could you please give me a scenario so that I may put myself in?
Q: Say you are in a group. You have a paper due next Monday. This is a team work. Is there any weakness for you in such environment?
A: OK. I got the point. I think XXX may be a concern.
Q: OK. I do the same thing some times.
Q: I was supposed to give you time for asking questions. But it is now 30 minutes. We should cut off.
Q: If you have any question please send me email.
A: I will. Thank you.
I drove back to the hotel. Felt frustrated.
Anyway I understood that I needed to send a thank you note. I opened my web mail. There was an email from the interviewer waiting for me.
She thanked me for coming for interview. She said that she assumed that she answered all my concerns but if I have further questions I may send her an email.
While I was waiting in the ADCOM office I noticed that other applicants got 35 to 45 minutes. (each has different interviewer).
I do not think I bear chance for Yale anymore after the interview. You may always comment that I performed bad in the interview. But I believe that the interviewer directed the interview into wrong direction.
I understood that I post this one will not bring me anything good. (I kind of do not like the interviewer. But I do not think it will hurt the interviewer in any negative way either).
I just hope that this may help those who are preparing for their upcoming interview. Just be prepared anything could happen. And try to be prepared and be cool. We volunteered to get into this game. Whatever we need to face it. | 
