<p>I'm honestly not all that great with interviews and since I'm applying SCEA, I want to start preparing, and I thought it'd be great if someone who's either conducted or done an interview with Princeton could give me a brief rundown of the questions that are usually asked.</p>
<p>My friend said that her cousin did a Pton interview, and apparently the interviewer sat her down and said "I won't speak for the next 5 minutes. Entertain me." Does this happen often?</p>
<p>I’m sure that’s rare and I’m skeptical it even happened (but hey I guess they can’t control the interviewer). In my interview (and in all of my interviews for schools like Princeton), we talked about the things I was interested in. Why I wanted to go there, what I hoped to get out of it… basic simple things. The only “preparing” I can recommend is to think about a couple of specific things to say in response to those types of questions. Maybe have an anecdote. But really, don’t over-think it, get stressed, or try to oversell yourself. Just have an honest conversation with the person and you should be fine.</p>
<p>I’m planning on treating my interview like I’m being introduced to a family friend for the first time. You just want to convey yourself and your interests. Don’t worry about sounding impressive or worse, trying to tell them what you think they want to hear. Just let the conversation develop on its own.</p>
<p>Although assembled by a Brown alum, most (if not all) of the details pertain to Princeton. Good luck</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/810532-brown-interview-faq-answers.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-university/810532-brown-interview-faq-answers.html</a></p>
<p>The Brown link that T26E4 included provides a lot of great tips. I would add that my son’s interview involved more talking on the alum’s behalf than others I have heard of. My son was genuinely interested in what he was saying and he did have the opportunity to interact and ask questions at the end (which he had prepared in advance). It went well and the alum sent my son a note of congratulations after he was admitted. Over all it was a good experience.</p>