<p>My father received a call earlier today from a school rep in my area who wanted to speak with me. I wasn't home so my father told him to call back at 8. </p>
<p>I don't want to have an interview, but at the same time I don't want to come off as rude. What would be an acceptable excuse or reason for not having an interview?</p>
<p>Thanks so much, as you can see i'm a little nervous</p>
<p>It would be really difficult to 'come up with' a valid excuse...just do the interview; people worry about them and then actually enjoy them...just be prepared to answer basic ?'s ('why princeton,' 'why this major,' 'what do you do for fun,' 'what would you bring to the school'...) and try to relax...they know most people will be nervous, and even if you don't do that well, it won't be an automatic denial...</p>
<p>Who are you, the 'father' or the 'son'? I saw on another post that you spoke of 'your son's interview'....</p>
<p>u could withdraw ur application, that would excuse u from an interview</p>
<p>lol and less competition for the rest of us right?
Just do the interview, it doesn't matter that much.
Otherwise, just tell the interviewer that you have no time =/</p>
<p>i'm the father....and my son has a lot of social anxiety</p>
<p>Ouch...well, that will be a problem at college, too. He may surprise himself, though...I'd try to do the interview. Refusing one doesn't usually come off well. Have him practice for it by talking about the school/his major/his interests with one of your friends, if that's possible. I would only refuse the interview if the anxiety problem was extremely severe (bad enough to be treated w/ meds, in other words).</p>
<p>lol all the interviewers in my area have kids that go to my school so i know them. is there something against that? do u have to have an interviewer that doesnt know u? cuz in my case its not possible</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, social anxiety can be a major problem, in small ways that add up to something rather important in one's life. I can be classified as socially anxious as well, and I may have some advice. First of all, if your son is so socially anxious that he cannot do a simple interview, I doubt that he will be comfortable at Princeton, which appears to me to be a very social school. In fact, all of college is an extrmely social experience, notwithstanding the institution one attends, unless it is a very small one, such as Deep Springs (which I do not recommend as a very useful college). However, barring such an extreme case of social anxiety, I believe you should not refuse the interview. If it accomplishes nothing else, forcing your son to talk about college with someone else may ease that anxiety. In fact, the more one interacts with others, the easier it becomes. Thus, I would recommend taking that Princeton alum up on his offer. These interviews are specially designed, I'm sure, to aid the admissions process.</p>
<p>why don't you recommend DS?</p>
<p>The interview is non-evaluative and can only help you.</p>
<p>Shrek, </p>
<p>You are not allowed to be interviewed by anyone who knows you. </p>
<p>Furthermore, if an alumni has a child graduating that year, he or she is asked not to do any interviews that year, even with students another state away. </p>
<p>If the kids of alumni who go to your school aren't graduating this year, you could still be interviewed by their parents, especially if it's a friend of a friend thing or just a neighborhood acquaintance, I don't think Princeton would know. Sometime's it's just an ethical issue.</p>
<p>Doesn't really matter anymore for Shrek does it?</p>
<p>Are all interviews done by this point?
I only got interviewed for 4/7 schools. Yayy :p</p>