<p>I was intressted to see why we all want to go to Princeton. This is a topic that in interviews seems to come up alot.....</p>
<p>I agree that many interviewers will ask this question. My answer was horrible because I started off saying "I'm not The Princeton Kid." It turned out fine, though, because I basically ended up talking about how I'm not the "token Princeton kid" at my high school. There is that kid who has wanted to go to Harvard for forever, the Yale kid, the Princeton kid, the LAC fanatic, etc. I just talked to him about how I spent a lot of time researching my "Ivy choices" and didn't apply to Princeton on a whim, and how I didn't spend any time living for my future resume or an admissions committee. It was kind of a convoluted and confusing thing, to be honest, but luckily he understood me. </p>
<p>I guess it went over well!</p>
<p>the princeton interview doesnt count for anything ^^^^^^ :)</p>
<p>It's kind of hard to really intimately know why I want to go to a given school. I can vocalize it better now than when I had my interview, but when I did have the interview I mentioned things like the amazing community, great team in a somewhat niche sport I play, excellent academics, good engineering, amazing campus, and a long involvement with Princeton through my father. I think it had a good effect - we seemed to click.</p>
<p>backfire you are wrong, the interview can push your application.</p>
<p>Backfire...thanks for adding but next time try to say something that's true...</p>
<p>The biggest two for me were financial aid and the liberal-arts and undergrad focus, even for engineers. </p>
<p>Oh and the campus is nice too. Lol</p>