Cookiesn
Can some of the R1-ers chime in on their interview experiences? Given that the interview invite has arrived just a couple of weeks after submission, is it fair to assume that the application has not yet been reviewed in detail?
I'm not sure about the experiences of Rd-1 admits, but it is clear that the interview is blind- that is- the interviewer has not read your application. After your interview evaluation is submitted to adcom, your entire application is reviewed again by the adcom (so it doesn't matter whether they have read the essays before the interview invite or not)
hope that helps!