Applying to Duke: How To Apply: Interviews

While not required for admission, interviews provide an opportunity for the applicant to learn about Duke as well as an opportunity for a representative of the university to learn about that applicant's personal strengths. If a committee is present in their area, the majority of applicants find it possible to have an interview in their home region with a member of Duke's Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee (AAAC).

Preference for interviews will be given to students who meet the priority deadlines; however, students who do not meet these priority deadlines may still have their names forwarded to alumni committees in their areas. Upon your submission of the required materials by the priority deadlines, the Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee in your region will assign interviews on a first-come, first-served basis. A committee member will contact you via phone or email to arrange an interview. You need not contact us to request an interview. Interviews are typically conducted in a central location (e.g., coffee shop, high school guidance office), and last 30-60 minutes. We recommend that you dress in business casual attire, and that you come prepared to talk about your interests and activities. This is also a great opportunity to ask questions about Duke!

Please note: Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee members will make every effort to contact the students in their areas who have met the priority deadlines, but because of the large number of applicants and limited number of committee members, we cannot guarantee an interview for every applicant.

Duke's regional AAACs are in the process of completing interviews with Regular Decision applicants for the Class of 2016. If you have not been contacted by an alumnus for an interview by now, we will not be able to offer you an interview opportunity. Please be assured that the lack of an interview evaluation in your application will not affect your chances of admission in any way.

Duke does not offer on-campus interviews. Additionally, we are unable to interview transfer candidates.