<p>I am an undergraduate applicant from India. I have my interview via phone with Princeton alumni on 11th feb. I just wanna ask what all is asked in the interview? Most common questions which I should prepare?
What type of Candidate is a good match for Princeton and what all they seek from the candidate in the interview?</p>
<p>Since your application is already sent in, your interview will not be extremely important but will carry some weight if it goes horrifically or fantastically.</p>
<p>then help it to go fantastically</p>
<p>Oh my god I didn’t even read the post, I just zombie-replied to this, assuming it would be asking about the importance of the interview haha</p>
<p>I’m not sure about Princeton, but most interviewers ask you about your academic achievements, your interests outside of school, and why you want to go to the school. If you have a specific field of interest, then why that field. They probably won’t know anything specific about you so you’ll have to tell them whatever you have on your resume and also manage to come across as intelligent, charismatic, and pretty much the type of person they want at their school. They may ask you what books you are currently reading.</p>
<p>ok,thanks for the reply</p>
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<p>In my opinion, Princeton’s interview is more informative than evaluative. The interviewer will probably start out by asking you to tell something about yourself, then ask about your interest (in general, or why Princeton), or if they are genuinely curious, ask for your opinion on the culture differences between the two countries. Plus what confusedliz said.</p>
<p>You should ask about specific programs or EC’s at Princeton that you are interested in. I find that interviewers generally like questions about their experiences.</p>
<p>I was fortunate to have a very good interview. He essentially did not ask any questions but rather directed our conversation to obtain the typical college interview information (scores, ECs, etc.). Yet, he was very receptive to questions of my own. </p>
<p>As for any preparation, I would simply review your resume.</p>
<p>My interviewer started by telling me that they don’t know the actual purpose of the interview. It is used to sell Princeton to me and me to Princeton. It holds no real power in decision making, so I shouldn’t feel pressured to not be genuine. However, he said he must write a long report and they do read it. It was very casual with me. He asked me a few simple questions about my resume I brought (ie: what certain clubs were, awards, etc. and then dug deeper into each) and then the “Why Princeton?” After that, I basically got to ask my questions, and he gave me some great insight. Overall, I enjoyed it, and it was easily my favorite interview (out of MIT and Harvard).</p>
<p>I say just be relaxed and things will be fine. A bad interview won’t have any noticeable impact on your decision. And remember they are there to sell you to Princeton.</p>
<p>My interviewer mostly asked typical questions like “Why do you like Princeton?” and “Introduce yourself briefly”. Try to be creative, e.g. I answered why I like Princeton by referring to its lack of a medical, business and law school :P</p>
<p>My friend’s interviewer was sort of selling Princeton. That interviewer talked all the way through, without asking much.</p>
<p>^Hope this helps.</p>