Interviews: Harvard vs Princeton

[Anonymous]

Any insights why Harvard requested 1 hour of meeting time but Princeton only requested 30 minutes?

[Anonymous]

They are different schools.

[Anonymous]

They can go longer or shorter.

My kid has had 4 interviews.

40-60 min have been about the length. Including Princeton.

1 was virtual. The other 3 in person.

[Anonymous]

All these alumni interviews are irrelevant -- unless you show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer.

-Princeton interviewer

[Anonymous]

The Harvard interviewer has more confidence in their interview skills/ability to talk to you for longer.

It's not about you and is not a reflection on how much/little each school likes you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these alumni interviews are irrelevant -- unless you show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer.

-Princeton interviewer

+1
-- Another alum interviewer from Princeton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Harvard interviewer has more confidence in their interview skills/ability to talk to you for longer.

It's not about you and is not a reflection on how much/little each school likes you.

Or the princeton one has more confidence they can get what they need in 30 m

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any insights why Harvard requested 1 hour of meeting time but Princeton only requested 30 minutes?

In Klingon, Harvard means one hour and Princeton means 30 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these alumni interviews are irrelevant -- unless you show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer.

-Princeton interviewer

Now you two have to tell us stories about the kids that did "show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these alumni interviews are irrelevant -- unless you show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer.

-Princeton interviewer

Yup, this.

Your kid's interview experience is very much at the whim of whatever random alum they are assigned to. Don't read anything into it. DH and I are convinced our input doesn't affected admission decisions; the only exception would be a train wreck interview, but that's a real rarity. We've interviewed for two different T5 schools.

[Anonymous]

Princeton alumni need to rush back to running the country. Harvard alumni have more leisure time on their hands running universities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton alumni need to rush back to running the country. Harvard alumni have more leisure time on their hands running universities

Clearly, I meant the opposite ha ha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these alumni interviews are irrelevant -- unless you show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer.

-Princeton interviewer

+1. This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All these alumni interviews are irrelevant -- unless you show up obviously drunk/stoned or insult the interviewer.

-Princeton interviewer

+1. This.

Well, since they have no chance of admission, might as well go all out “Risky Business” on you.

[Anonymous]

Princeton interviews everyone.. means they are irrelevant