<p>So my interviewer asked me like 2 questions. I talked about myself for 5 minutes. Then he asked whether or not I had questions for him and the rest of the time was his trying to sell Princeton to me. We spent over 40 minutes talking about the school (I asked him many more questions than he asked me). I have no idea what he's going to write on his report since he hardly asked about me at all.</p>
<p>That’s what my Cornell interview today was like. It’s called an informative interview for a reason. You’re fine; interviews aren’t really weighed heavily. He can probably gauge your interests from the questions you ask.</p>
<p>My Princeton interview was exactly the same way! It felt more like a Princeton advertisement than anything else (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as interviews play such a tiny role in admissions). I wouldn’t worry about it as long as the conversation was solid. If he wanted to evaluate you and ask a ton of questions, he probably would have.</p>
<p>Where do they interview you at?</p>
<p>What happens if you go to a restaurant and you make the interviewer pay the bill?</p>
<p>Most interviewers do interviews either at their own office or home, or at a coffee shop. That way they either offer you something to drink or you can get there early and buy coffee and wait for them. </p>
<p>If you go to a restaurant where you order from a waiter, I would split the bill. If they insist on paying, let them. There’s no use in making these unnecessarily awkward.</p>
<p>All this tells you is that Princeton Alumni hate listening to kids and are so self-centered and egotistical that they just like to talk about their school for hours. You should probably take this as a sign that Princeton is filled with people who don’t really care too much about what you have to say.</p>
<p>Or, you know, realize that it’s not so much as an interview as a conversation with some random alumnus. And hopefully what he told you about the school is useful for you.</p>
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<p>You can’t judge an entire student body based on the characteristics of one alumnus.</p>
<p>Fair enough, but you can bet that I will now judge your entire persona based on the characteristics of that one comment.</p>
<p>so will we… and u didn´t make like the best impression…
um, did u get rejected ed or last yr or sth?? and believe me, i got to know some students there when i visited princeton for the last 3 months, and i didn´t even meet one really unfriendly person. it was awesome. i am from vienna tho, a city famous for its asolutely unfriendly persons, so maybe it was that… ^^ no everyone i met was helpful, friendly and i got friends with some. there are some pretty awesome people wandering around there ^^</p>
<p>@ OP: don´t worry about it. i read in an article that interviews are a pretty neat way for colleges to keep alumni involved (and generous :P). even if that might be a bit harsh, ur interview sounds perfectly normal and i am sure, i actually went great ^^
good luck!!</p>
<p>Can you excuse yourself from the interview? If yes how? and what would be the consequences?</p>
<p>im here to make sure that newb’s sarcasm does not fail to be noticed by three consecutive posters</p>
<p>IMO, the general purpose of the interviews are to further bind the alums to the school, and to present an informative, positive face to prospective students.
Please do not look for more than this.</p>