<p>Long story short: As punishment for something, my parents have refused to drive me to my Princeton interview, and I have no means of transportation on my own.
Will having to cancel the interview (and not have one, period) ruin my admissions chances? Should I try to get a phone interview? Any advice would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>Uh. That's a pretty stupid punishment if you ask me. Why don't you ask one of your friends if he/she may drive you?</p>
<p>Or... you can try to walk there, which would be quite a feat.</p>
<p>Or.. just contact your interviewer, and say something like "Due to unexpected circumstances (like community service, etc...) , I may not attend our scheduled interview. May we reschedule?"</p>
<p>Don't say that your parents punished you. lol</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Don't lie just see if you can get your parents to do some other kind of punishment.</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice. My parents aren't about to change their punishment, but I e-mailed my interviewer and asked her to let me interview via phone. Fingers crossed!</p>
<p>phones not as great... well i guess its too late. what is wrong with a friend driving you, or taking public transportation? do you really need your parents to take you everywhere?</p>
<p>Well, the interviewer lives in a city about 75 minutes from my house...I can't get a friend to drive me that far, and there's no bus service between here and there. So yes, phone is basically the only option. Thanks for trying to help, anyway.</p>
<p>Just as a heads up. Personal interviews imo, are a lot better.</p>
<p>I had a Cornell phone interview, and it didn't go so great... lol</p>
<p>This idea may be a stretch, but you could call a Taxi. =)</p>
<p>^^ Yeah I agree.</p>
<p>My Princeton interview was over the phone and it really wasn't that great. I think if I had met him in person it would have gone a lot better.</p>
<p>I just don't get how that's a "punishment".. a real punishment takes away some sort of leisurely activity that serves no real purpose except for personal enjoyment (like TV or video games). This is like them saying "you're in trouble, so you can't go to school anymore."</p>
<p>I mean... don't they get it?! don't they want you to get accepted?</p>
<p>This is sooo confusing to me.</p>
<p>Honestly, you're going to want to kill your parents. Or threaten them with a baseball bat. The weekly/monthly psychologist appointment will probably be worth it and in the end be good for you because the therapist will back you up tell your parents that they are, indeed, bat**** retarded.</p>
<p>Tell the interviewer that a family issue has come up (they will think dead grandmother or something) and act somber. This is what you should have done anyway, but now it's probably too late because you asked for the phone interview</p>
<p>This is extremely nosey of me, but do you mind explaining the exact circumstances that led to this punishment? B/c knowing what I know currently, your parents seem like complete a-holes who do not give a **** about you or your future. I could not imagine a parent doing this, they seriously must be retarded, or you must've murdered someone and made them cover it up, I mean how/why would you prevent your son/daughter from getting into Princeton and getting a nice financial aid package at a great university?</p>
<p>I literally cannot fathom why....</p>
<p>Why don't you call a cab?</p>
<p>^^^ cab fare for a 75 mile trip.....yikes</p>
<p>Cab fare there and back: $200
Getting into Princeton: Priceless</p>
<p>There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Mastercard.</p>
<p>^ LMAO! 10 char</p>
<p>^ funny Conquestor!!lol!!</p>
<p>^^nice one</p>
<p>I almost thought this was a troll post because I couldn't imagine anyone's parents actually being like that. You've got it rough, man.</p>
<p>lol... some parents would force a kid who didn't want to go 75 miles for a stupid interview.</p>
<p>Bbbbbbbbbahhahahahaahahhahahahahha at the threaten them with a baseball bat comment!!!!</p>
<p>I just got off the phone with my interviewer. She was very nice, and it turned out the admissions committee gave her permission to give me a late interview (since the alumni reports were due March 1st). Hooray!</p>
<p>Monkeystar and pink001: You were right, it didn't go nearly as well as my interviews for other schools did...it was 30 minutes of questions and answers, not really a conversation. I figure it's better than no interview, at least.</p>
<p>Sandlansd: It's a long story, but my parents have always been...less than supportive about my Ivy dreams. It wasn't until a few months ago that I got my mom to accept that I would be going out-of-state at all. We've been bickering for a while, and last Friday she took away the Princeton interview to help me "feel the result of your choices" (her words). Bitter? Who, me? ;)</p>
<p>But really, I'm just grateful to be able to apply to Princeton, period. Thank you to everyone who replied (especially the funny comments). You made me smile and feel much better about the whole situation. This is why I love CC!</p>