<p>Aww, glad everything turned out well. Good luck! Hope you get in!</p>
<p>Do you even love your mom at this point? If mine did that to me, I would hate her. </p>
<p>Seriously, that's going overboard. That's like grounding a kid form studying, reading, eating, or using the bathroom.</p>
<p>@kayabertz</p>
<p>Given the nature of Princeton's social scene, I did a double-take when you said "we've been bickering for a while"</p>
<p>"Do you even love your mom at this point?"</p>
<p>AHAAHAHAH OWN.... yeah your parents need a smack in the face from reality..</p>
<p>I'm glad it turned out good for you!</p>
<p>I mean, yeah, the phone interview is never great like an in-person one, but like you said it is certainly better than no interview. Besides, if you've got the scores, grades, ECs, essays, and good recs, then the interview is really just a way to make sure you didn't have some sort of debilitating mental issue that you managed to hide beneath your glimmering application.</p>
<p>:) Good Luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, your mom needs a smack in the face.</p>
<p>I totally agree with sandlansd... I'm pretty happy I don't have parents like yours!</p>
<p>If I were you I would've found a way to take myself to the interview. I had a phone interview for Princeton and it wasn't bad but I just didn't really like the idea that I don't know what this person looks like and I can't read their facial expressions or anything...</p>
<p>that your parents don't want you to apply because they can't afford it?</p>
<p>Dude, your parents are idiots. "Feel the result of your choices"... that's lame on their part..</p>
<p>Kid, it may be your dream, but unless you're as poor as a mouse, it's their $200,000. So even if they were being jerks about the interview, it could be that they were saving you some disappointment later. As you know, Princeton doesn't give merit aid, and even though they say they meet all demonstrated need, that thresshold is pretty high. Although I believe parents should do what they can to help kids with college, there are financial limits. In this era, it's wise for most people to be conservative with their money. You don't want those same annoying parents sleeping on your couch when they retire, do you?</p>
<p>@Endicott: No, it's definitely not a financial issue. My parents are going to pay $0 for my education (not because we're poor, but because the only way they'll let me go to a top college is if I pay for it myself). And it's not because they're trying to "save me some disappointment," because I got a likely letter from Duke and stand a decent chance of getting into Princeton. And they also drove me to all my other college interviews. So, yeah...this situation made absolutely no sense, which was why I asked for advice here :)</p>
<p>an admissions interview (even for Princeton) is not a big deal. Certainly not a big enough deal for you to spend $75 or more dollars on. Definitely should've asked a friend or someone else to drive you, but a phone interview will be fine. Don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Wow, I have to chime in here. First, as a parent of a Princeton student who is receiving financial aid, I have to say that their aid was considerably more than other colleges, including another ivy league school, that he was accepted to. Both my husband and I are attorneys, so I don’t want to give you the impression that we low income, because we aren’t. However, my son is attending Princeton, including room and board, for LESS than Rutgers, our state university in NJ!!! That is a fact. So, parents should have an open mind and see what the financial aid award actually is before deciding that they cannot afford the school.</p>
<p>Regarding the interview, I am really sorry your parents were so foolish. I don’t care which college interview we are talking about. A parent should think of other ways to punish a child than something tied to a college education. I am glad that the interviewer understood as did Princeton. I have found the University staff to be very accomodating and understanding.</p>
<p>CMA, did you do the Princeton calculator before you applied, and did it make sense with what award you actually got? I tried doing the Princeton calculator and it looked as if we would get nothing, even though we have relatively low-paying jobs. I know they say “demonstrated need,” but somehow the numbers just did not seem to work in our favor.</p>
<p>Endicott, I remember doing the estimator, and getting actually much more than anticipated. I will pm you.</p>
<p>Is your name Matilda? And were you written by Roald Dahl?</p>