<p>I have my Princeton Interview December 26! ( I know the date is wierd) </p>
<p>What can I expect? </p>
<p>What types of questions are asked? </p>
<p>Alums what do you look for when you interview? </p>
<p>any tips?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>MR. Tubbz, I hope you get some responses from people with knowledge of Princeton interviews.</p>
<p>My son has had one interview which was with a different school. To prepare for it he read the chapter on interviews in "How to Get Into the Top Colleges" by Richard Montauk and Krista Klein. It has about three pages worth of typical questions with the comment, "If you are prepared to answer the questions listed here, you will be ready for just about anything that can come up. Preparing for these questions ...will force you to think through all the main issues that are of interest to colleges." He had me ask him the questions the day before and went into the interview feeling well prepared. That said, the interview turned out to be much more informational and easier than he expected. With one exception mentioned next, he wasn't asked any of those questions but was glad he had put the time into thinking about them.</p>
<p>The big question for any school is, I suspect, "Why ____?" which is what he and his interviewer talked about a lot. I'd check your school's career center or library to see if they have this book or a similar one. (I realize you may have already read up on interviews in general.) There is a great post on the Yale thread from an experienced alumni interviewer answering questions and giving advice. My son read it and found it helpful. <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/283957-rd-applicants-interview-advice.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/283957-rd-applicants-interview-advice.html</a></p>
<p>Now that your thread's bumped up, hopefully some people with Princeton knowledge will respond. You'll do a great job!</p>
<p>hey I did my princeton interview last week of november. And yes, the biggest question is why you want to come to Princeton.</p>
<p>Generally, (this varies, though),interviewers aren't looking to put you in the spot as much as they are trying to determine whether or not you will be good fit fror the school. I think you'll find that you will not spend most of the interview answering questions, but listening and just making conversation about the school.</p>
<p>How long after submiting your apps did you guys get contacted by your local alumni board?</p>
<p>it takes a while
i almost missed it
mine was on January 19, 2007
oh i loved that interview. We met at a coffee shop and we originally planned to only take about 45 minutes. we began talking about why i wanted to go to princeton. I honestly had no idea. I was just like it offers me a lot of opportunities i probably would not have at other colleges. We started talking about all the resources princeton had. I was determined to get off the subject so i asked him about his experience. That is when i began to be more and more interested. Eventually I got to the point where i thought, "Man this school is pretty tight." He started asking me personal questions and this part got even more interesting. We started talking about a project that I was working on and can hopefully expand maybe my junior year here at princeton. By the end of the conversation we realized we had been talking for 1.5 hours. Basically be yourself and you'll be alright</p>