<p>I had my interview yesterday, and I think my interviewer wrote good things about me. He was even nice enough to say that he thought I had a good chance at being accepted. So, how much is the interview weighted? </p>
<p>Princeton is the only ivy league school I applied to, so I'm getting more nervous every day over whether I will be accepted or not. I really want to go here!</p>
<p>Not really. I got an excellent interview, but I still got deferred. It doesn't make or break you unless you did something horrible or showed lack of interest in that school</p>
<p>Did either of your interviewers say something like "Now don't be upset if you don't get in" or something?</p>
<p>My interviewer, after he told me that he thought I had a good shot, said something like "Now my interview report doesn't count for everything. It won't get you in. I haven't even seen your transcript and test scores."</p>
<p>Think of interviews as pass/fail. A bad one could hurt you; a good one just keeps you in the mix. The purpose of interviews is to screen out people with clear anti-social tendencies and to keep alumni invested in the school. They are not a major factor in admissions at Princeton.</p>