<p>I just got called for my interview. If anyone has had his/her interview yet, what kind of questions do they ask? What should I be prepared to answer?</p>
<p>basically the MOST important question is
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<p>Why Princeton. You MUST have an answer. My interviewer actually asked me why princeton and not YALE, since they are very similar schools.
But other than that, just know who u are and be urself. He will ask u questions about ur personal background. Dont be nervous. just talk and have fun. dont sweat over it. its very easy. good luck :p</p>
<p>My interview was just a casual conversation. The first question was, of course, "Why Princeton", so just have a good answer for that. Then we got into favorite/best subject, extracurriculars, future plans, etc. I had a lot in common with my interviewer, so we talked about some other things for awhile, and then I asked him a few questions.</p>
<p>Before the whole thing, he said flat-out that he wanted it to be a conversation and not a serious question-answer session, so he talked just as much as I did. It was really fun.</p>
<p>Did anyone ask those weird questions like, "If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why?"</p>
<p>Only at Brown would they ever do that...:)</p>
<p>lol Kebree you seem especially fond of making fun of Brown. Don't you want to spend four years taking a pass/fail basket-weaving class?</p>
<p>Only if I can take the basket weaving at RSD! I actually do like Brown, but hey, that's what stereotypes are there for, isn't it?</p>
<p>And this 60-second post rule is ridiculous....</p>
<p>Zant - no weird questions for me, just pretty straightforward stuff.</p>
<p>does your "why princeton?" answer have to be profound?</p>
<p>Yea can I say that I love it because it's pretty? =)</p>
<p>Damn you encomium, making me want to post instead of study.</p>
<p>it's my job. heck i have to study too. but we're seniors
but seriously i would say i love the focus on independent work, the small liberal arts size with university type things, the strong alumni/school spirit, the incredible academics, etc. is that too viewbooky?</p>
<p>Eh, I don't think you have to be too profound, as long as you have a few solid reasons. I gave a few typical answers and then told him a few things about my personal experiences with Princeton that I liked - I've gone to see some sports there, and my neighbor went there and I had a few funny stories about him. Anyway, just have a few reasons you want to go there and be sincere.</p>
<p>Edited to add: that's pretty much exactly what I said, and he liked my answer.</p>
<p>Mine basically went like:</p>
<ul>
<li>"Why Princeton?"
5-minutes with what I hoped was a thoughtful response from me</li>
</ul>
<p>-"Ok, now, this interview is really a chance for you to ask ME questions about Princeton. What would you like to know?"
45-mins w/ me interviewing her. (What was your senior thesis? major? when did you graduate? how often do you go back? eating club? why did you choose princeton? etc.)</p>
<p>I guess at some points I did get to tell her a tad more about myself (possible major, favorite course), but I didn't really go into detail about anything. Hopefully, the interview's not that important anyway...</p>
<p>Phantom:
My interview went very similar to yours. I talked about myself a little, and the interviewer talked about herself for at least 45 minutes. Altogether, my interview was an hour and a half, but most of it was her ranting about her major, her research, etc.</p>
<p>my interviewer called me many times today. and left msgs. but i didnt have time to reply to him, cuz i thot its friday night. so he called again. he said he would like to have an interview asap. and even asked me if i can do it tomorrow, which i cant. so we arranged to meet sunday at a bagel shop.. weird... im nervous.. he seems to be in a hurry for this interview.... any tips ? thx in advance.</p>