<p>Check out what happen to this kid.</p>
<p>[Letter</a> to Princeton Admissions – One Applicant Draws a Line in the Sand - New America Media](<a href=“New America Media”>New America Media)</p>
<p>Much ado about nothing. Better research of the Princeton Common Data set would have let the applicant know that at Princeton the Interview is only “considered” as part of the admission process, not a highly ranked and relied upon metric. </p>
<p>In fact, Princeton gives the interview the same weight as Northwestern - and I have 2 kids admitted to NU that chose not to interview at all. </p>
<p>That line in the sand is quicksand…</p>
<p>That said, the assigned Princeton interviewer should be relieved of their duties ASAP. No excuse for their behavoir. And the AdCom people that “handled” this should turn in their #2 pencils too.</p>
<p>The applicant is clueless. He could not figure out how to email or call the interviewer after a half an hour to see what the delay was? He cannot understand that the interviewer could make a mistake and forget the appointment? The error was unfortunate, but human. </p>
<p>The applicant will soon learn the hard truth that the college world does not revolve around him; that he has no intrinsic “rights” at a private institution. Yes, a private college can do exactly what it pleases, and when you sign the dotted lines for admission, you are agreeing to all their policies. It is a college, not a democracy. Like it or leave it.</p>
<p>Princeton offered him another interview upon learning of the oversight. The applicant needs to grow up and learn to move-on graciously after this slight inconvenience. He will have far higher hurdles to deal with in life. Perhaps Princeton admissions is lucky to dodge such a whiner.</p>