Really short Princeton Interview

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<p>I just had my Princeton interview a couple of days back and felt as though i went really well.
The guy appeared to be quite fond of me and we spent a lot of the time laughing together and talking about my unique interests in Economics. However, I had only gotten 15 minutes into my interview before he told me that he had acquired all the information he needed about me. Should i take that as a bad sign? Was he possibly insinuating that I didn't have a lot going for myself which was why he could get through my interview so quickly???</p>

<p>I know the interview holds the least weight in the Princeton application process but i don't want to feel as though i have let myself down because i could have talked for much longer.
Also is the duration of an interview an accurate indicator of the applicant's chances???</p>

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<p>Some interviewers interpret their responsibility narrowly: i.e., to be sure that you aren’t an obvious psychopath or otherwise impossible to pair up, roommate-wise.</p>

<p>Your interviewer was obviously of this stripe. Don’t worry.</p>

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<p>Nope, I would not worry about it. I know alumni interviewers who merely ask the applicant if there is anything else they would like to add to their resume/application by way of the personal meeting. Personally I just enjoy having a conversation and asking about what the students do outside of academics and sports. I like asking about their backgrounds, etc., anything unlikely to have been in previously submitted materials that reflects positively on them. I’ve never put in anything negative. I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>