Does Princeton interview mean anything?

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Does being contacted for a Princeton interview mean anything for RD?

[Anonymous]

No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

[Anonymous]

No. The goal is to offer an interview to 100% of applicants and give them a positive impression of the school.

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Anonymous wrote:No. The goal is to offer an interview to 100% of applicants and give them a positive impression of the school.

To clarofy, this is what I was told as a potential alumni interviewer.

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no

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?

If you decline, that means something (i.e., your chance of getting in just went from slim to zero). If you are invited, that doesn't mean anything.

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?

If you decline, that means something (i.e., your chance of getting in just went from slim to zero). If you are invited, that doesn't mean anything.

Got it. I think maybe there are two definitions to "mean anything".

In the Yale example, it means you are in the 20% where you aren't a definite Yes or No, so the interview could make a huge difference
In the Princeton example, it doesn't signal you are in any bucket...but the interviewer report I gather could factor into the decision in some small way

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?

If you decline, that means something (i.e., your chance of getting in just went from slim to zero). If you are invited, that doesn't mean anything.

Got it. I think maybe there are two definitions to "mean anything".

In the Yale example, it means you are in the 20% where you aren't a definite Yes or No, so the interview could make a huge difference
In the Princeton example, it doesn't signal you are in any bucket...but the interviewer report I gather could factor into the decision in some small way

Interviewer report would only factor in if the interview was horrific.

[Anonymous]

Getting an interview doesn't matter. Doing well on it, doesn't matter. Raising a red flag by declining or bombing the interview matters.

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?

If you decline, that means something (i.e., your chance of getting in just went from slim to zero). If you are invited, that doesn't mean anything.

Got it. I think maybe there are two definitions to "mean anything".

In the Yale example, it means you are in the 20% where you aren't a definite Yes or No, so the interview could make a huge difference
In the Princeton example, it doesn't signal you are in any bucket...but the interviewer report I gather could factor into the decision in some small way

Interviewer report would only factor in if the interview was horrific.

Like you had a KKK flag on the wall of the zoom horrific...or your interview was normal, but you gave horrific answers (e.g., Q: why Princeton, A: I want to study business (which they don't offer))...something idiotic...or both?

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Anonymous wrote:Getting an interview doesn't matter. Doing well on it, doesn't matter. Raising a red flag by declining or bombing the interview matters.

This. Declining to do one that is offered isn't going to look great either. Especially since the interviewers tend to be very flexible. Some even do video interviews.

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Anonymous wrote:No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale.

I was told and the AO blog says as much---Yale only interviews 20%. If you are a clear admit--you won't get an interview. If you are a clear decline--you won't get an interview. If you are somebody they are unsure about and they want more info.-you will get an interview.

Princeton & Harvard try to interview everyone-- it doesn't mean anything. Brown did away with interviews in favor of video submissions.

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?

If you decline, that means something (i.e., your chance of getting in just went from slim to zero). If you are invited, that doesn't mean anything.

Got it. I think maybe there are two definitions to "mean anything".

In the Yale example, it means you are in the 20% where you aren't a definite Yes or No, so the interview could make a huge difference
In the Princeton example, it doesn't signal you are in any bucket...but the interviewer report I gather could factor into the decision in some small way

Interviewer report would only factor in if the interview was horrific.

Like you had a KKK flag on the wall of the zoom horrific...or your interview was normal, but you gave horrific answers (e.g., Q: why Princeton, A: I want to study business (which they don't offer))...something idiotic...or both?

I'm the "horrific" PP. I interviewed Princeton applicants for several years and used that word deliberately. Something would have be be really amiss with the interview. Like coming to the interview stoned or getting into an argument with the interviewer and cursing her out before storming out of the interview. Somewhat "off" answers to interview questions are not going to influence admissions committee.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting an interview doesn't matter. Doing well on it, doesn't matter. Raising a red flag by declining or bombing the interview matters.

This. Declining to do one that is offered isn't going to look great either. Especially since the interviewers tend to be very flexible. Some even do video interviews.

Our DS didn't want to do an interview so he had a "scheduling conflict" until the alum went away. Didn't affect his admission at all and didn't have to chat with some rando. We toured the school when we wanted information.