<p>I just had my interview at mit. It was great. She was really impressed by my intrest in research and science. It lasted for a bit over an hour. also, i think i seemed as a very unusual applicant. </p>
<p>I don't mean to show off --theirs no point in that.</p>
<p>But i was just wondering how much this will help me get into mit early action.</p>
<p>i got some low grades--some C's and many B's, but i'm taking a senior level college course, and took 2 junior level, and an taking some more. </p>
<p>interest in research and science = not unusual.</p>
<p>explain "unusual applicant"?</p>
<p>i'm not sure how much it counts... my interviewer made it seem like a big deal, by saying how he's here to HELP me and blah blah. but my college counselor said that most interviews don't matter all that much. so i don't know.</p>
<p>It is largely interviewing etiquette to be kind, interested, and assuring to prospective applicants. My interviewer told me that I was extremely unique for an MIT student as well, but for far different reasons than yourself. If there is an MIT Mold for students 'beyond innovators' it is math/science geeks, which you appear to fall into. Just keep the interview in prospective, think rationally, and continue to work hard in school. An interview along does very little compared to the rest of your application.</p>
<p>Interviews matter most at the two extremes. A really really great interview or a really really awful interview can significantly affect the chances.</p>
<p>Having an interview raises your chances by 10% according to their website. And college board says under MIT's profile that an interview is highly considered during the decision process.</p>
<p>Not to rain on anybody's parade, but I think it's a little dicey to say that having an interview increases the likelihood that someone will be admitted per se.</p>
<p>It's likely that having an interview is a contributing factor, but it's also likely that the people who are psyched enough to have interviews are already stronger candidates than those who choose to forgo them.</p>
<p>Be careful not to confuse causation with correlation.</p>