<p>La montagne, I know you probably won't see my message, but still. </p>
<p>I had my Princeton interview just recently.</p>
<p>He graduated Princeton 20 years ago as a grad student, and I only communicated with his secretary before we met.
I was also a bit worried if I'd be able to find out about the undergraduate experience, but he seemed knowledgeable about Princeton.
I felt awkward at the beginning, but first thing he told me was "This is supposed to be relaxed interview, I have been in your position many times so I know how it feels. So don't worry."
It made me feel at ease immediately and conversation just flowed. He didn't take any notes and we had a relaxed conversation, and it was really (hmmm, looking for the right word... can't come up) cute (?) that he took such pride in Princeton and tried to show me the school at its best. The HYP rivalry was obvious from the way he put down Yale and Harvard ("Well, Yale is this, and Harvard doesn't have this, while Princeton is all this and that and this...") Hehe.
He gave me some nice insights into life at Princeton :)
He also kept telling me that he has no idea how much influence he has, and that he cannot know whether I'll be accepted or not, etc. And if I am turned down, not to be crushed by the rejection, but if I get in, that he encourages me to accept the offer.
All in all, I liked my interviewer. He seemed like such an interesting person that just made me want to start interviewing him instead!
Even if I don't get accepted, I had a nice time and I am glad to have had this interview.</p>
<p>Edit: Tokyorevelation,
from what I noticed about my interviewer, I agree with you! He seemed really informed about present Princeton. :)</p>
<p>One of the most differentiated aspects of Princeton is its alumni enthusiasm. I don't do interviews, however, I graduated 30 years ago and my enthusiasm never wavered. If I had been doing interviews in this time, I would have been absolutely up to date on the school, the new developments, the campus issues, etc. Don't worry about when your interviewer graduated. Just take advantage of the opportunity to discuss your honest questions about how or why you would be good for Princeton and how or why Princeton would be good for you.</p>
<p>And for the person interested in environmental research, it's a growing field for Princeton. My daughter's best friend is very involved - there are new and and very interesting internships available.</p>
<p>I was wondering about one thing, hope someone will answer this :)</p>
<p>I was thinking if I should thank my interviewer in writing for interviewing me? I thanked him (in spoken words) after we finished the interview, but I also read a Princetonreview article that said it's nice to thank your interviewer.
Even before I read it, I thought about it because I enjoyed it.</p>
<p>One problem is that I don't even have his e-mail address but only cell phone number. What do you think about thanking them, especially through text messages?</p>
<p>If the only contact information you have is a cell phone number, I would advise against it. If you call, then you might be seen as an annoyance, since it takes up more of the interviewer's time. And as far as text messages, not everyone has text messaging capabilities or a text messaging plan. In that case, it would mean that your interviewer would have to pay a fee to see your thank you note, which is a big no no.</p>
<p>It's not a big deal, so I wouldn't worry about it. :)</p>
<p>Well, I know for a fact that he has either a palm pilot or Blackberry. He's a businessman so I'd assume he has text messages capabilities (he even sent me one, and I sent back one to arrange the meeting). But nonetheless, I see your point. Texting to say thanks seemed too colloquial. Thanks, wd90!</p>
<p>how long were your interviews? my schedule has been very hectic and busy lately, and really just doesn't correspond well with my interviewer's schedule. We managed to squeeze in tomorrow at 7:30, but that only gives me an hour. Do you think that will be enough time?</p>
<p>Yes, you should thank your interviewer. If you don't have an e-mail address, politely send a written letter to your local Princeton Club, and they will pass it on.</p>
<p>Oh! I didn't realize he had sent you one. If he initiated the text messages, I think it would be appropriate. However, if you know of a local Princeton Club, I would follow tokyorevelation9's advice instead. =]</p>
<p>As an adult, albeit one who has to remain kind of modern since I am in technology, if I had texted someone and they texted me a nicely formatted text message, i.e. no: Tx 4 int, but a real message or little set of them that thanked me and said something specific, I would actually think it was cute and completely polite.</p>
<p>I agree with Alumother--I think that given that you don't have another way to contact your interviewer, a text message would be completely appropriate.</p>
<p>Oh, I see. So just to check again, it won't be odd that I text him to thank him even if it had been three days since I had the interview?</p>
<p>And I don't know of any Princeton Club in my country. I tried to google it and nothing came up either.
Another thing: I have limited text message character numbers (in which practically nothing fits if I spell whole words), so it's okay if I go over that limit and text him like 2 text messages, right?
Sorry to be worrying about small stuff, and thank you!</p>
<p>Apathy@ mine lasted around an hour and 20 mins because my interviewer had to leave for another appointment. (But I might had too many questions so that could be reason why it went over an hour...)</p>
<p>Mine is scheduled for tomorrow. The guy is a professor locally, and said not to bring a transcript or anything because this is completely separate. He said its casual and such, but should I wear a tie anyway? And does he have to read that dumb ivy league statement like the yale guy did? That was super boring.</p>
<p>If you would like to contact a Princeton Regional Association, please PM me, and I can give you a directory. You cannot access it yourself, unless you have a Princeton NetID or LDAP password, because it is in the secure TigerNet database.</p>
<p>I haven't been contacted by anyone yet, yet I sent my stuff in like a month and a half ago... how long should I wait before I do anything about it?</p>
<p>Boho girl--how many characters can you use? I would just text a simple message like "I want to thank you so much for the interview. It was wonderful speaking with you about Princeton." or something like that. Try and make it in one message if you can.</p>