<p>I just had an extremely casual interview with a recent Columbia alumna. She seemed a little indifferent to Columbia in general, saying that she could make friends and have a great education at many schools. She was in fact Asian and talked about the influence of her mom on her college process. She actually applied early to Columbia but said she was waitlisted, went to Cornell freshmen year, and then was urged by her mom to transfer. She also made some comparisons to other top schools ("At Harvard you can't get this which you can get at Columbia" or "At Cornell there was an amazing premed program.") So essential she talked very openly and casually and was not like "Columbia is the best!" or "Let me test you to see if you actually want to go to Columbia!" So when she asked me where I applied early, I answered Princeton. I thought it was a casual question and was not meant to gauge interest in the school.</p>
<p>However, I'm looking back on the interview and I'm a little alarmed that this "taboo" question came up. I'm worried that it will be included in her writeup. I seriously doubt she had some sort of agenda to find out if I have another #1 school that's not Columbia. She was so casual and only asked me two other questions: "Tell me about yourself?" and "What are your extracurriculars?" So I wanted to ask you what I should do in this situation. Was this question inappropriate? Should I ignore it or contact Columbia? Is it likely she will include the fact that I applied EA to Princeton in her writeup?</p>