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Wake Forest University offers virtual interviews for admissions

Science Centric | 11 December 2008 12:59 GMT

Nelson Brunsting, an admissions counselor at Wake Forest University, demonstrates the use of a webcam to interview prospective students, (c) Ken Bennett

Using a webcam, a microphone and the Internet, some students applying to Wake Forest University can now sit in their living rooms at home and have a 'face-to-face' conversation with an admissions counsellor at the university. Wake Forest began offering virtual interviews on a limited basis to early decision applicants in October and about 30 students have chosen the new option. In December, virtual interviews will be available to other applicants...

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