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Princeton released a statistic that they interviewed somewhere around 99.7% of applicants last year. I think it’s safe to assume that not all of the 99.7% were “qualified apps” as you put it.</p>
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Unlike other universities, they even have a connection system for all the alum interviewers in my country.</p>
<p>I’m getting slightly worried that I haven’t received an interview request yet…</p>
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No worries dawg.</p>
<p>^he’s right. Don’t worry. Interviews can take place late into feb, they’ve probably not had a chance to call yet. So many applicants see?</p>
<p>And P has a committee for its alums in my country too! What a coincidence! Or maybe we’re from the same country haha.</p>
<p>Haha the only way I won’t worry is if I stop reading CC :)</p>
<p>I think has an alumni committee in virtually every country which regularly has a number of applicants! They have one in mine aswell!</p>
<p>And this is soo freaky because literally a minute after I posted that, my phone rang. Care to guess who was on the other side, You guessed it, MY ALUMNI INTERVIEWER. </p>
<p>(Maybe that “The Secret” BS had some truth to it!! :D</p>
<p>@perfectpixie: I’m glad your interview went well! My interviews have all been pretty different for all of my schools, but now a comfort level during them has been established.</p>
<p>@kimathi, 10243940… (the big number guy 
) – Where you guys from, and “kimathi”, you’ve been to Dubai, I’m from the neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi (Not an Emirati though, but I’m a Pakistani expat)
I was kinda nervous and excited at the same time, and my interview lasted for about 50 minutes but seriously it was fun. My interviewer was very open and told me a lot about his interests while leaning about me in return. I was able to tell a lot about myself at the interview and we really had a enjoying conversation overall. The best advice at an interview according to me would be to: BE YOURSELF! Let your inner heart speak. :D</p>
<p>people should stop making assumptions when data clearly gives an answer.</p>
<p>another ‘hopeful’ here I have poor SAT scores and useless EC’s but I still applied haha 
you just never know… have my interview this sunday :D</p>
<p>hey speedy were you contacted for a phone interview?</p>
<p>Just got my Yale deferral letter in the mail. Finally. I agree Impetuous, quite plain. Looked suspiciously like a word perfect copy of what my ELI portal said when I logged on that fateful december morning (morning for me here) ;)</p>
<p>Just had my Princeton interview. It went fairly smoothly. Good luck to everyone when decisions come out!</p>
<p>@perfectpixie</p>
<p>Yeah… Plus, I don’t think they even change the deferral letter from one year to the next. Hopefully I’ll hear some positive responses on March 30th.</p>
<p>^Yep, same here! 
Have you contacted your Yale regional officer for anything other than updates?</p>
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I get what you mean! Mine have ranged from 25 minutes to 2.5 hrs! Yes, after the first one or two, one gets used to the questions and realizes that it’s not a slow painful death. I remember I was almost shivering on my first lol. Which is why the first I took was with a school I didn’t plan to apply to, I just took it for practice!</p>
<p>Princeton’s was my first interview…</p>
<p>I sucked badly and stammered the whole time. Very unladylike.</p>
<p>@Unconfidential – don’t worry, the interview is really an optional part of the application, it’s not a determinant of your decision, so hope for the best :)</p>
<p>My friend received an interview email which starts with “The admissions office is thrilled to have received your application.”</p>
<p>Is it a big deal or everyone gets this “thrilled” part?</p>