<p>An alumnus just called me, I was not interviewed, and said he wanted to talk to me about Princeton and answer any of my questions. This is the day before they mail, can this be anything but good?</p>
<p>Maybe the alumnus found out your decision in the almuni portal? Just venturing a guess here.</p>
<p>I think it's a pretty damn good sign lol</p>
<p>This has been such a rollercoaster day. In UNC, rejected Duke, call from Princeton. I just hope its really a good sign because it would be cruel and unusual if it isn't.</p>
<p>kinda wish i got a call... :-/</p>
<p>Really starting to have some doubts.</p>
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I've totally written off getting into Princeton - that way I won't be terribly upset if I'm not, only an extremely pleasant surprise if I am. </p>
<p>Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>haha, thanks gracilisae.</p>
<p>i am trying so desperately to do the same. but i can't help it. so far, since an ED deferral (which, unfortunately, i got my hopes up and somewhat disappointed for), i have done only mildly successfully the act of completely ignoring colleges and the whole college process in general. Haven't allowed more than the beginning of thoughts to enter. That is of course, until this week. Now is decision week, so I have to start thinking about this again. And then the speculation begins. Best, while I still have time, is to just shut down positive speculation. Just be happy with what I have so far (which is some nice schools) and proceed with my life assuming I will be going there. That way, anything else is, like you said, an extremely pleasant suprise.</p>
<p>Sounds like a plan! Now, for execution.</p>
<p>Woa, ive been doing EXACTLY the same thing.
I think it's the safest thing to do really....
but i know i still believe in that little fairy that lingers in the back of my mind that is hoping to get in with all her fairy heart...poor fairy!</p>
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<p>this is how i feel right now.</p>
<p>i'm right here with you, majadito. </p>
<p>Gosh. Can't help it. I really, really, really REALLY want to go to Princeton. Geeze. I can't believe it. I really, really do. I can't help it, but that is like all I can think.</p>
<p>Must get away from this dangerous thought! There is something else besides Princeton. NO ONE gets into Princeton. Must not get disappointed...</p>
<p>Ok. Trying to recover.</p>
<p>phew... i guess i feel a bit better. Ok... repeat nice list of colleges already accepted at... I can choose between them. (But I really do want to go to Princeton... - shhhhhh, none of those thoughts) Concentrate on happy things....</p>
<p>ahhhhh... like... the beach? that one usually works. ummm, not this time... hmmm...</p>
<p>well, there's always the jersey shore, but thats not a good beach</p>
<p>and yes, I also want to get into princeton, the phone call from the alum is a very good sign</p>
<p>What if you got an email from an alum in late February and your reply was ignored? Lol.</p>
<p>^ I'm not getting my hopes up. At all.</p>
<p>about the interview thing... my interviewer kept on reinforcing again and again for the entire 30 minutes of my interview how this interview was just a chance for ME to get know princeton rather than him getting to know me.... because he didnt want me to make the "wrong choice" and whatnot.....o.o</p>
<p>Same here, the first thing my interviewer said was "this isn't an interview, it's more like an info session for you to learn more about Princeton" and the only thing he asked was "What questions do you have about Princeton?"</p>
<p>oh yeah, that was how mine was, really.. he asked me 4 short questions that would take up like 1 sentence to answer... and for the remaining 25 min or so, i had to ask him questions.</p>
<p>My Cornell interviewer had the whole "this is an information session" attitude during our interview - and it really did run like a conversation about the college. And I'm dead serious: it was 2 and a half hours long. My mom thought I'd lied about the interview and went to the movies or something. Oh, the lack of trust.</p>
<p>My Princeton interview, on the other hand, was VERY formal. Everytime I tried to expand on my responses, my interviewer would cut me off with another question. It was just uncomfortable in general. I think he tried to make it better with a casual setting but that didn't quite work out since he chose to seat us at the very back of the cafe, in a lounge area modeled after a harem. I sat on an animal-print couch, he sat across from me in a similarly garish...thing, and there were glittery throws over the seats. The light was a faint reddish color. And the speakers were right where we were so I kept getting distracted every time a new song from 1999 came on.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm off to go get a physical. :-D</p>
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My Princeton interview, on the other hand, was VERY formal. Everytime I tried to expand on my responses, my interviewer would cut me off with another question. It was just uncomfortable in general. I think he tried to make it better with a casual setting but that didn't quite work out
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That's EXACTLY how my interview went. Ugh. Except my interviewer stopped asking me questions after awhile and just rambled on about how he didn't particularly like Princeton. "Why are you doing alumni interviews, then?" I wanted to ask. I left feeling so exasperated with the whole thing.</p>
<p>my interview was definitely a question/answer session, which kind of surprised me because my (ex)boyfriend who is a sophomore at princeton told me that his was very much a typical interview, with the "why princeton" / "where do you see yoursel in 20 years" type of questions.</p>
<p>instead, i had to think up questions for a hour straight. none of them were particularly interesting or unique. o well.</p>
<p>gracilisae: my interview was similar to yours, too, then... besides what you described, almost every time i spoke about something i liked about princeton, my interviewer told me about how what i was describing was not actually as great for her as it is made out to be, "though things may have changed since i was there." not only did the interview not go particularly well, but i didn't even feel like she wanted anyone else to go there. oh well...</p>
<p>my interview was da absolute coolest ever it was this lawyer and his wife and i was da last to be interviewed of 7 peeps, the interview lasted for over an hour we talked about pton, my sports the weather, (its reallyhot here), girls lol and then i had to take him back to his hotel and it was like an hour drive and we chatted and went out for drinks b4 i dropped them back. he emails me almost every week i dunno if he was kidding or not but he called me a "hot property" and said i should be very:" sought after" lol. after that interview my confidence went way up.....even though i know there is NO WAY im gettin in unless som weird mistake is made</p>
<p>I know, a lot of people had really good interviewers from my area. Mine had an incredible title and resume, but he was really approachable and he RAVED about the school.</p>