<p>Hi, What should I do if my EC is out of town until after the deadline to schedule an interview? It is my fault; I contacted him two days before the deadline(one day after I got his contact), but it's still before the deadline and I didn't know he would be away. Does this mean I "chose not to have an interview"? Will he refuse to give me an interview? I did contact him before the deadline...what should I do?
I think I'm bad at interview and I hoped mine can be somehow skipped, but now that I can't have it I feel like my chance is getting so much smaller. Well even if he lets me do the interview he's going to be prepossessed by my indolence and elusion and not caring about MIT(which are not true. I'm just a little out of time). Ah I'm so screwed.</p>
<p>You can call or email your EC after the deadline. If he is willing (and he most likely will be), he will give you an interview. No problem. I doubt he would even be offended or annoyed by it -- we're all busy people, and senior year of high school is a very busy time for everyone.</p>
<p>If you contacted your EC in time to schedule something, and that person is out of town, you could either contact interview at mit dot edu and ask if there is another available EC, or perhaps send him an email cc'ing the above address, mentioning that you just received his contact name on the 29th yet see that he'll be gone until after the 1st, and would appreciate him scheduling something with you upon his return. If you did indeed just have him assigned on the 29th, it might work out. This seems late in the game to assign an EC, but stranger things have happened. :) If his name was available earlier and you didn't get around to contacting him until this week, he might be less understanding. From the Admissions website page about Interviews (emphasis mine):
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While most Counselors return calls and emails within several days, please allow two weeks for a response. If you don't hear back, try again.</p>
<p>Above all: Don't wait for the deadline! If you want to have an interview, contact your EC as soon as you get his or her contact information.
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<p>oh gosh...I registered for My MIT last wednesday and it says my EC's contact will be available in a week. (at that time I had no idea that it would take a week) So I checked this Wednesday and it's there, I actually don't know when exactly it "became available". but I've had it for definitely less than a week. does my EC know when I got his contact? </p>
<p>Thank you both very much.
mollie are you a MIT student? alumnae?admission person?</p>
<p>my EC just called me back from Florida after my bugging his wife or daughter or whatever female that is in charge of his phone when he's away and whining about his being in Florida. He says his interview is booked up until late-middle december. Now I'm really done. Sigh. </p>
<p>does this, willing to have an interview but couldn't get one in time (although I'm mainly at fault), make any difference from choosing not to have an interview at all?</p>
<p>Write to the <a href="mailto:interview@mit.edu">interview@mit.edu</a> email address and ask if there is another EC in your area who would be available for you to contact. There may or may not be one, but it's worth asking. It's always your choice whether to have an interview or not, but past statistics do show that of those for whom an EC was available, admission is higher among those who had an interview.</p>
<p>I'm an MIT alum -- I graduated in June with degrees in biology and brain and cognitive sciences. When I was an undergrad, I wrote a [url=<a href="http://www.mitadmissions.org/Mollie.shtml%5Dblog%5B/url">http://www.mitadmissions.org/Mollie.shtml]blog[/url</a>] on the Admissions site, so I know all the admissions guys (and ladies).</p>
<p>My EC managed to get another nearby EC to do my interview. Many thanks to him. So I have this interview tomorrow. I still have a question, do they talk with parents at all? should parents meet with EC by any means? (after driving me there) If they do, would the EC think you're not "independent" or "mature"?</p>
<p>I think it's fine if a parent drives you there....they're not going to reject you from MIT because you were too nervous to drive to your interview! And my EC definitely didn't ask to talk to my parents (plus, my parents didn't come). They want to get to know YOU, the applicant, not the parents. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thanks. I'm so nervous though...I think I am bad at interview.
My new EC says if I have a resume I can bring one. What exactly should be on my resume? I should not include my scores/GPA and stuff, right?</p>
<p>The EC will almost surely <em>NOT</em> want to talk with your parents. If your parents have questions, point them to the MIT Parent Connectors website and suggest they contact a Parent Connector in your area, who will be glad to answer any of their questions. They should drop you off at the interview location and get scarce. If you have a cell phone, call them when it's over and you're ready for the ride home.</p>
<p>In terms of a resume, the EC will use it to learn something about you to start the conversation. You might list some of your main activities and interests, nothing formal. They're more likely to be interested in your interests and involvements than in your scores. Admissions will see your scores; they want to hear about other parts of you from your EC. Just relax and have a fun conversation!</p>
<p>I drove my son to his interview since he doesn't drive. My conversation to the EC consisted of "Hi, I'm Mathson's Mom. Nice to meet you. When should I pick him up?"</p>
<p>How important is the interview in the admissions process at MIT?</p>
<p>Strongly Considered, Considered, Barely Looked at?</p>
<p>and is it required or optional?</p>
<p>The interview is optional, and according to the common data set, it is "important" (on a scale of "very important", "important", "considered", "not considered").</p>
<p>Students who have an interview are accepted at about twice the rate of students who do not have an interview.</p>
<p>Hi, I had my interview. It went ok. Afterwards I keep coming up with places where I didn't quite express myself, but at least there wasn't any awkward silence...oh well.
Thanks everyone for the help.</p>