I'll admit that mine probably went poorly. It certainly wasn't bad or uncordial, but as much as I performed well academically I had no strong direction or sense

I'll admit that mine probably went poorly. It certainly wasn't bad or uncordial, but as much as I performed well academically I had no strong direction or sense of what I wanted to do in college or afterwards. I was disappointed by not getting accepted, but I was also a little relieved. The pressure of attending was intimidating, and when I met other students and applicants on a visit everyone seemed much more put together than I was. Some of that may have been their outward facing persona but either way I was happy to go to a school where I felt more comfortable needing time to figure things out. Also I wouldn't have tons of debt either. But the interviewer's emphasis on donations has always always stuck with me about Princeton, especially because it was the only school interview where that was very explicitely made an issue.