<p>Yes. That is quite right. EC’s are often very busy people (I have two EC’s that are CEO’s of significant companies in my region). They are also adults often with small children. This is a fairly popular time of year for holidays, with the extra day off for a long weekend in many parts of the world, and with the children out of school. I would give it at least a week at this time of year. Many will be back next week, many not until after the long weekend. Is labor day in the States this weekend or next? </p>
<p>In any case, do not worry about it yet. If you don’t hear, do contact the admissions office, as there may be another problem. For example, I had one EC get desperately ill one year. None of his candidates heard from him (which is not all that unreasonable from his hospital bed), and we had to reassign all of them. But they all got interviews.</p>
<p>Ok so I have my interview scheduled.
So what should I NOT say in the interview? Are there any topics that I shouldn’t touch on, like should I not share anything too personal about my life?</p>
<p>I think the entire purpose of the interview is not to tell your SAT scores and AP scores but your life experiace and personal lifes. I mean the things that you did not mentioned in your MIT application.
Just be who you are, and use the interview as a chating.
Most importantly smile, and smile.
If you get nervous, just remember this
If you have not seen the movie Madagascar you can find this scene in youtube.</p>
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<p>I am also nervous right now, though I did not scheduled my interview.</p>
<p>Cmon!! Only interview is in my country is 600km away, no airport in my city.I also don’t know anybody at city of my EC.So I going to take a terrible 600km bus ride there take a interview just just after bus ride.And guess what?! I gonna take another 600km bus ride back in same day.Also if I sleep in the bus there is good chance of waking up with a missing cell phone/wallet/bag.
I have chance to get my interview waived but I not.Because getting in means that much to me!</p>
<p>So be thankful
ofc you can also ask for another interviewer</p>
<p>“Please note that there may be times when there is no EC in your area and we will waive your interview.”
Source: MIT Application Guide; courtesy of USPS. :)</p>
<p>To Mikalye:
Honestly MIT is my first choice college, I’ve visited, I’ve researched, I’ve talked to alums and I am sure I can find my niche etc. etc., but I’m very nervous about the interview. I’m not too sure I’m ready to go speak to my EC in two weeks or so. I do know that my EC is busy so I would like to contact her in advance, but I’m not really sure of my own mental readiness and teh state of affairs in say three weeks from now. Should I only contact my EC once I have adequately prepared or should I contact her as soon as possible (disregarding my current fear factor) as MIT suggests?</p>
<p>I just sent an interview request to my interviewer - I figure with my erratic schedule it’ll be easier to schedule earlier than later. I’m kind of nervous, but I love MIT. :]</p>
<p>I just got home from my interview! I think it went well, we talked solidly for 2.5 hours. Nothing too difficult to answer, just what I like doing, why MIT, and a bit more about myself. I was nervous at first but then I relaxed and I’m pretty sure I left a good impression.</p>
<p>that’s exciting that it went well, wmm8! I just scheduled my interview for this thursday (my schedule gets pretty crazy once school starts, so I want it out of the way). It’s going to be at a Panera. :] I’m not nervous right now… I’m just hoping I don’t get super nervous in the next four days.</p>
Absolutely, and a waived interview does not count against a candidate in any way. When I’ve had a candidate a very long way away, I have occasionally seen telephone interviews used. They genuinely suck, it is much harder to come across well, but they are usually better than nothing. That being said I have had (albeit very rarely) candidates fly in for the interview.</p>
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Argh! This question is addressed directly to me, and I cannot reasonably answer it. Even if I could, I’m not at all sure that I should. I would no more answer this than I would answer a question about what an applicant’s essay should be about. The interview is part of the application and needs to be treated as such. At the same time, the interview is also an informal chat that has been designed to be fun and comfortable for both parties. </p>
<p>I am happy to field questions about what in general works well and poorly at interviews (or indeed in essays). As soon as it moves from the general, to an individuals specific essay or interview, I am much less comfortable giving advice. Here I can only say that it is part of your application. Schedule it when you are ready. Good luck and I hope that you enjoy the interview.</p>
<p>I know waiving because context doesn’t make a negative effect but it also doesn’t make a positive effect neither.
I can kill for a +%1 percent chance to getting in
If I don’t get nervous and screw up every think I think interview is going to do a very good effect to my application</p>
<p>What kinda form interviewer fills about me after a interview?
He writes things I said or he just give many ranking and write a little evaluation like official mit teacher eval forms?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it’s all right to wear earrings? I’m a guy, and I just wear a lobe stud on each ear. Is it a safer bet to just leave them out?</p>
The interview report is an extended essay. We are asked to score students based on our perception of match, but this is MIT, everything must be evidence-based. So the core of the report is an extended essay. Length can vary widely. I wrote a 750 word report last year, which was one of my shortest, but it said all that was necessary. I don’t think that I have ever gone beyond 2000 words, and usually clock in at something like 1400.</p>
<p>Mikalye, I’d understand if you can’t answer this question, but I’m curious to hear anything you have to say about it regardless:</p>
<p>In your experience, how strong is the correlation between how positive your report of the student is and his/her acceptance to MIT? I know someone who does interviews for Brown and she said that it seemed to be pretty weak.</p>
<p>I agree with almost everything that was responded to in Matt’s post, even the bits that disagree. The important thing is that there are different EC’s. We are trained and told not to judge on appearance, but some EC’s take this more to heart than others. If the lobe stud is part of who you are, I would say you should certainly keep it in. If it is something you have recently taken up to **** off your parents, then you should probably leave it out.</p>
