<p>I just had my Princeton interview, and I thought it went pretty well. However, at the end the guy said he had another 15 minutes or so alotted but since we were pretty much done we could end it then.</p>
<p>Is an interview ending early a bad sign, even though it felt like it went pretty well?</p>
<p>Mine was very short as well (only about 30 minutes, compared to 1 hour for my other three interviews); however, I held the interviewer’s interest, promptly answered his questions, and enjoyed speaking with him. IMO, it’s more about the quality of the interview than the duration.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be worried about it if I were you.</p>
<p>In the email from my interviewer, he specifically told me that the interview will last 30 minutes. So don’t worry!</p>
<p>Mine was about 25 minutes. Interviewer said she needed about 30 to 45 minutes. I felt OK about it.</p>
<p>Mine was about 45 minutes but I don’t think it matters too much. I mean, interviews do not play a significant role in admission decisions (most of my interviewers have stated that directly). As long as you don’t say anything offensive or leave a terribly bad impression, it will hardly impact your admission decision.</p>
<p>Yeah, I felt that my Princeton interview went pretty well, but it too only lasted for 15 minutes. All my other interviews were around an hour in length.</p>
<p>I have my interview in an hour. Any tips?</p>
<p>Hope I’m not too late. Just be honest and concrete with your ideas. Also, be open to exploring areas to find common ground. Princeton puts more stock than most in the interview, but just make sure that you reaffirm everything that you wrote about in your application.</p>
<p>Errr my interview only lasted like 20 minutes over the phone… I barely even had a chance to talk about myself. He only asked me like 2 or 3 questions, and then told me to email him if I had any questions. It wasn’t exactly a bad interview, but it was really short, and I doubt he could’ve gotten much information from that. I know interviews aren’t all that important, but is this going to hurt?</p>
<p>Just because it’s short doesn’t mean it’s bad. This year, shortest interview I conducted (around 20 minutes) was also the easiest to write the report for. The applicant’s responses were concise and crisp, and the conversation didn’t drag beyond its natural lifespan.</p>
<p>More isn’t necessarily better.</p>
<p>I just had mine, and it was only about 20 minutes. I felt (like puffypoodle) that it might’ve been hard for the interviewer to learn enough about me, but he said he would be able to write a good recommendation, so I guess it was fine.</p>
<p>I had mine yesterday, and it was about 25 minutes. :)</p>
<p>Wow…now I feel abnormal ^^ All my other interviews were about an hour or longer in length and so when he stopped asking about me in 15 minutes I just asked him endless questions about Princeton so my interview lasted an hour. I wonder if that’ll be a negative 
They were pretty pertinent questions to the major, though.</p>
<p>My interviewer was meeh. I had a great interview at peer university so my interest in Princeton has significantly diminished after this interview</p>
<p>i had mine a few weeks ago and it lasted about 2 hours</p>
<p>Princeton interviews don’t seem to make a difference at all.
I had two friends go back to back in their interviews. When my second friend went it, apparently the interview told him that the kid before him was a pompous prick for coming a suit and bringing a resume when the email had told the interviewees not to bring one.</p>
<p>Friend 1 got rejected
Friend 2 got in…</p>
<p>@futurepresident</p>
<p>So you’re saying that Princeton interview DOES make a difference?</p>
<p>My interview lasted an hour and a half. We had to call it off because it was getting late, but we still had plenty of conversation left in us.</p>