Alumni/Volunteers

Alumni Interview Program

OVAL Interview Program Expands

Dean Richard Shaw is pleased to announce that the Office of Undergraduate Admission has officially adopted its Alumni Interview Program following a 3-year pilot. Stanford will again offer an optional interview to applicants attending high school in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Denver, London,
Minneapolis/St.Paul, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland (OR), Raleigh-Durham, Washington, D.C., and the states of Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.

The 2011-12 admission cycle will include an expansion of the interview program to the states of Oregon and Minnesota, as well as much of the UK. We plan to continue expanding the interview program worldwide over the next several years.

The purpose of the alumni interview is two-fold. Alumni will

• Share their knowledge of and passion for Stanford with prospective students; and
• Convey their impressions of these candidates to the admission committee.

Alumni are Stanford’s most authentic voice. The alumni interview is a superlative means for applicants to learn more about Stanford and for us to learn more about our candidates for admission.

Please take part in this important admission initiative!

We are continually amazed by the warmth, enthusiasm and generosity of our alumni volunteers and hope you will join us to extend the success of the interview program.

If alumni interviewing is not being offered in your area this year, there are a host of additional admission activities available, and we encourage all alumni interested in volunteering in admission to register.

For more information see the Alumni Interview Program FAQs.