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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, Princeton aims to interview everyone. An interview means something at Yale. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

Does that mean if you decline, they don't care?[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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 [b]the interviewer report I gather could factor into the decision in some small way[/b]

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Interviewer report would only factor in if the interview was horrific.  [/quote]

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?[/quote]

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.  [/quote]

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