<p>I have my interview tonight, but I'm thinking its kind of late. The decisions are mailed out in a few more weeks. Does this mean they havent decided yet whether not I'm accepted</p>
<p>My Dartmouth interview is tonight too. My interviewer had said on the phone that he just got the info. I've been wondering too. o_O</p>
<p>My interview was last Sunday; don't worry.</p>
<p>The deadline for Princeton interviews is somewhere around the middle March I think...</p>
<p>It seems like by middle of march all the decisions would have been made. Do you think it makes a difference if your interview was early feb or early march, discounting if your application was in later. I talked to my councilor and she said she has had students in the past not get interviews, even though there is an alumni who conducts interviews in the area. I know it says they try to get everyone interviews, but it seems like by now they would have eliminated some people. So obvioulsy they wouldnt conduct an interview if someone was already rejected. Do colleges make most of their decisions at the last minute like this.</p>
<p>I still didn't get contacted for an interview. Ah well.</p>
<p>You still might, the deadline is middle of march. They say they try to get an interview for everyone, but by now they'd have an idea of who they are considering and who they aren't. They wouldnt conduct an interview for someone who is already rejected.</p>
<p>Do you really think if someone is not contacted for an interview (assuming that they live in an area where a Princeton alum would live) that they have little to no chances of getting in? I guess the "we try to get all of our applicants an interview" line is just as much bs as saying that "applying early does not in and of itself increase one's chances of admission." I didn't think the interview was such a big deal, but after hearing that I'm especially glad I had one.</p>
<p>Actually I just finished my interview 10 minuets ago on the phone. I felt really good about it and the guy was really nice about it. Anyway Im no authority on it, but apparently there's been people from my school who never got an interview and they were rejected. All Im saying is, if you think about it, by now they have reviewed your application. If they knew you had no chance or were not considering you they wouldnt ask for an interview. My interview said he writes up an essay about our conversation and sends it to the admissions people. If by now they werent considering you, they wouldnt waste the alumni and their time conducting, documenting, and reading an interview. Also my interviewer talked to me on the phone from Los Angeles and I live in Northern California (about 500 miles away) so I dont see how they could use the excuse "theres nobody in your area". I may be wrong but has anybody been accepted who didnt have an interview?</p>
<p>That's really scary. I hope thats not the case. I have always heard that the distribution of interviews is done separately from the admissions process. Also, it seems like some less qualified people are being interviewed over others- at least stats wise.</p>
<p>It may be done separately, but there has to be a reason why some people get interviews and some dont. If there isnt an alumni in the area they could just do it by phone like mine</p>
<p>I don't think interview is such a bog deal to Princeton. I have two friends who are Princeton's students and never got an interview. They assured that interview doesn't count much at all. I myself was asked for an interview too but since I confirmed the date, I haven't got any news yet. Does it mean that I'm rejected? I hope not :)</p>
<p>That's an interesting point, I wonder if there are candidates they have reviewed that they are already pretty sure of rejecting. Perhaps there are also candidates they've already accepted? I wonder what goes on the sceening room.</p>