<p>Concentrate on things you have done out of the ordinary. For instance, my interviewer asked what motivated me to want to be a self-taught sax player (Princeton interviewer asked the same question). I was prepared for this question only because I’ve been asked quite a few times over the years. He also asked what I like to do in my spare time. Since I don’t have much spare time between school, sports, work and community service, I told him one of the things I enjoy doing is corresponding with students and parents on CC. So many of my questions have been answered here and I hope that I too am able to help those with questions. Maybe it sounded corny, I don’t know, but he seemed interested and it kept the conversation flowing, so I guess it was ok. A week or so later I received a likely letter.</p>