<p>If an interview is only informational, but the interviewer comes away with a really good impression of you, how does that work out? Do you think that can ultimately influence the decision in your favor, or is it truly JUST for the benefit of the prospective student?</p>
<p>I almost feel like it's a waste if the interview really has no bearing whatsoever on the admissions decision.</p>
<p>Are ALL Princeton interviews solely informational?</p>
<p>Not exactly. It seems that Princeton interviews are somewhere in between the informational kind and the strict evaluative kind (like Georgetown's). </p>
<p>Apparently they write "comments" that are sent to adcoms for use during admissions overview.</p>
<p>From their website: Princeton</a> University | Interviews</p>
<p>My son just received an invitation to interview and the interviewer specifically said it allowed her to offer another opinion to the admissions committee, so evidently it "counts".</p>
<p>It definitely counts. My d's interviewer said that it is like another recommendation- same weight in the admissions process. He also said the interview can only help- it cannot hurt, unless the person does something really outrageous during the interview.</p>
<p>My interviewer said interviews account for about 15% of the admissions process. I'm not kidding.</p>
<p>haha the only thing i know is that the interviewers have to tell the adcom if the applicant was punctual.</p>
<p>Well I got there before my interviewer arrived so good for me :)</p>
<p>And he bought my coffee!</p>
<p>My interviewer said my interview went very well, but he also said, "unfortunately, I'm not sure how much the interview will really help in terms of your admissions". So yea, it matters, but probably not too much..</p>
<p>It might make you or break you if you are an ify candidate.</p>
<p>hmm...i dont think "ify" is the right word. Ify applicants probably wont make it to the admit pool. I'm thinking you mean to say it can help a strong applicant who's being compared to many other similar applicants and can tip him over his competition if he has an outstanding interview.</p>