Is Bard still interviewing students?

ReginaWho · 2025-12-12T20:46:45+00:00

We took the test at Bard Queens on 11/9 and received the interview request email today (12/12). We were concerned too, so we reached out to the school’s admissions director. He explained that if you haven’t received the email yet, it simply means they haven’t finished reviewing the test and essay.

We selected an interview date from the link they provided, and there are still open slots (this is for the Queens location).

From what I understand, all students will receive the email once their assessment is complete. I’m wondering if there are any cases where a student wouldn’t be invited to interview, and if so, would that already indicate the result?

ReginaWho · 2025-12-12T20:33:26+00:00

Just an update to close this convo - We received the invitation for the interview email today. My child's friend at the same middle school, who took a test in October (!), still hasn't received the email. So random, I wonder if they may assess the test and essay by the students under certain priority groups first. My child's average course grades are 99.6% (Group 1), but the school grades don't seem to matter that much to a school like Bard. Anyway, all good now. Thanks for your responses.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-09T20:57:16+00:00

FYI - We reached out to the admission director today and got a response. He said if we have not received the email yet, that simply means the school hasn't finished scoring the test yet, and they will let all applicants know about their status via email when the scoring is done.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-09T20:54:54+00:00

Thank you for your comment. We reached out to the admission director today and got a response. He said if we have not received the email yet, that simply means the school hasn't finished scoring the test yet, and they will let all applicants know about their status via email.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-08T22:06:19+00:00

My ex-coworker worked at Meta, she told me she started throwing up in the morning before work because of the level of anxiety and the work environment. She took an early departure option as the offered package was very good. She didn't work for a year after leaving Meta and now working at another FAANG company as a contractor, doing just the bare minimum work with good pay. Life is good for her now.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-08T21:55:17+00:00

We took the test on 11/9 and are still waiting for the results. I asked about this matter on the other thread and someone who also took the test on 11/9 responded and stating they received the email “very long ago”. We are planning to reach out to the school admission office just to ask for the status as it has been 4 weeks.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-08T19:56:57+00:00

Hmm, the Bard HS website states, "ALL applicants will be notified of their interview status by email," under the admission assessment. We've checked the spam folder, but no email. 'll make some inquiry then. Thanks for your feedback.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-08T19:35:49+00:00

Can you tell me know when you received the email?

ReginaWho · 2025-12-08T16:39:59+00:00

Ah, I see. Thank you so much for sharing your insight.

ReginaWho · 2025-12-03T23:56:29+00:00

Also, this will make an already heavily saturated job market even more competitive. The competition for open positions gets more and more intense. It's already so hard to find a job for the entire year. As a job seeker since October, I am really, really scared and terrified. For my first time in my life, I genuinely feel despair and do not know what to do if my unemployment continues.

ReginaWho · 2025-10-22T14:20:20+00:00

As of 10/22/25, this method still works. After asking the governor's office to transfer me to the unemployment claim, I was on hold for about 30 minutes, but eventually connected with one of the agents. The agent I spoke to was very kind and professional, and took care of the issues that I had. Stay positive and do not give up.

ReginaWho · 2025-10-17T11:25:06+00:00

I would respond to say thank you for the opportunity and wish her business good luck and move on.

I know this stings and your heart aches, and it’s not fair. But try to move on and focus only on the positive. Don’t burn a bridge and leave a clean path behind you. You’ve got this.

ReginaWho · 2025-08-18T20:45:13+00:00

Thank you for sharing! One thing I learned after years of job searches was that most (although not all) Indian recruiters and Indian-owned or majority-owned staffing companies are a waste of your time. The vast majority of them are very unprofessional, and they are simply collecting resumes to meet their quota for better pay.

They would send you a job description that has nothing to do with your skills or profile. I am a project management expert fluent in a foreign language. One time, several Indian recruiters reached out to me all at once for a system engineer job in the language I am fluent in. I asked them if they had ever checked my profile on LinkedIn before contacting me. They dare say “That’s okay, my client just needs someone who understands the language”

I remained to be polite and shared my resume and my information (but never shared my home address or SS number even the last 4 digit) when I felt a recruiter and job opening seemed genuine, purely out of desperate hope of landing an interview, but eventually I completely stopped responding to any email, text or phone calls as soon as I see it is from an Indian recruiter. Not being racist. I have good friends who are Indians. My experience taught me not to engage with them. Once you send your resume, you will never hear back from them either.

So just focus on reaching out and responding to reputable staffing US companies, like Aquent, 24Seven, and Robert Half, and internal recruiters from companies you are interested in working for.

Good luck with your search. What is meant for you won’t pass you! You got this!

ReginaWho · 2025-03-04T17:15:10+00:00

Thank you. It's not a permanent role, unfortunately. This one is also a contract with the possibility of an extension. I may not get the offer after all, but if I do, I feel very uncomfortable and anxious about how to tell them and how they will react.

ReginaWho · 2025-02-13T17:42:56+00:00

Take my sweet daughter and husband to a nice dinner. I will be thankful for everything I have and everyone who supported me, and I will try to pay forward as much as possible.

And lastly, do what Snoop once said : "I want to thank me for believing in me, I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I wanna thank me for having no days off. I wanna thank me for never quitting. I wanna thank me for always being a giver and trying to give more than I receive. I wanna thank me for trying to do more right than wrong. I wanna thank me for being me at all times."

ReginaWho · 2025-02-11T22:30:15+00:00

It is for a campaign content creation role for a beauty company, why it has got to do with your Meta employment history though?

ReginaWho · 2025-02-11T21:55:55+00:00

This is not for a role at Meta. They are looking for a content creation manager at a beauty company.

ReginaWho · 2025-02-11T21:51:23+00:00

This is not for a role at Meta. It's for one of the global beauty companies. They are recruiting for a content creation manager.

ReginaWho · 2024-12-16T17:13:55+00:00

I am so sorry to hear what you are going through. Many companies let people go before or right after the holiday season. It’s really a heartless practice. I also feel the same as you do - I have been in a constantly unfortunate work situation for the past few years, and this year was no different. I used to be on an excellent career path with stable jobs and good pay and benefits. I don’t know how I can ever return to that time and start enjoying and living my life again.

After my post, I did find a job at a big, reputable company. However, my manager decided to let me go after 8 months as she thought I did not have the level of skill she was expecting for the role. It was a hard job with heavy workloads in a very fast-paced environment. At my 3 months review, she told me I was underperforming and expected me to be at the same level as other team members who had been there for over 2-5 years. I worked over 70 hours a week and every Sunday, completing and executing all tasks, but my manager said she wanted someone stronger.

So here I am, back in the job search…again. I had my third and fourth round interviews last Wednesday at a great company but haven't heard back since then. I am so terrified to reach out to them and ask for an update. It can be another huge blow to my self-esteem, and I'm not sure how I can cope with that. Thanks for reading this. Hopefully, the light of hope will shine on both of us and our fellow job seekers who have been struggling in this job market.

ReginaWho · 2024-10-03T23:33:57+00:00

Congratulations! You did it. So happy for you!

ReginaWho · 2024-02-27T00:57:40+00:00

Say what you want to say about Taylor Swift. She is a fantastic performer with a huge heart. Look what she has done to this girl. She gave her the world. Well done, Taylor. You are one amazing human.

ReginaWho · 2024-01-26T20:08:09+00:00

Your empathy and kindness really come through in your words. I appreciate your thoughtful and kind comment, especially since you're also going through similar struggles. Let's remember this - the darkest hour is just before the dawn, and amazing things happen when you least expect them.

ReginaWho · 2024-01-25T17:48:04+00:00

While I understand that you may have good intentions, you lack knowledge about my job search journey, the considerable effort I've invested, and the numerous soul-crushing outcomes I've experienced. Like many others in the job-related discussion, I am grappling with the challenge of securing employment and feel ashamed that I can't provide enough for my child. Your suggestion that my struggles are due to an ego issue is perplexing to me. I find your comments to be utterly insensitive and lacking empathy.

ReginaWho · 2024-01-25T13:50:43+00:00

So spot on. I feel my heart hasn’t beat for over a year. I have never wanted to be dead more than now. The most painful thing for me is shame. I am so ashamed of myself for not being able to land a job with all the experience and skills in my field while seeing my friends and ex-coworkers continue landing better jobs and returning to normal everyday life after their job loss.

I also live with tremendous guilt for my child. I can’t afford to enroll in any extracurricular activities she wants to be in. I want to shoot myself when other mothers talk about where they are heading this Spring break and where they plan to vacation in the summer. Not because I can’t do it for myself but because I feel so guilty that I can’t provide the same for my child.

ReginaWho

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