<p>Hello
When I submitted part 1 i was not assigned an interviewer, but a friend of mine, who lives nearby was. So i wrote MIT and they assigned me an EC.
But ger e-mail was mistaken and I managed to phone her on 30th November (because she had been abroad) and she said to me that she was unable to interview me, because she had already interviewed 6 people and cannot interview more. I wrote MIT again and they said "don't worry, the interview is not obligatory" and gave me the contacts of another EC, hwo unfortunately was 1-day trip away from. </p>
<p>So I don't want to be considered as one who preferred not to have an interview, but as one who was not able to have one.</p>
<p>I know the statistics:</p>
<p>22% admitted of those who had an interview
9% of those who chose no to have an interview</p>
<p>Do you know what's the percentage admitted of those who were not able to have an interview.</p>
<p>And now my interview is not waived and I fear I would be considered as those who chose not to have an interview.
Should I write to MIT explaining them what's going on, or they will be smart enough to understand without my help</p>
<p>Fax them, and soon. Also, post this on the MIT undergrad website blogs. And, don't worry about it now if you're an EA - they've probably already decided on your case.</p>
<p>Look in myMIT. If an EC shows up there, then you need to get that off your file so that it shows up as waived. If no EC shows up (and it's waived), then you're cool.</p>
<p>I believe the way it works is that if you get an EC, and have an interview even though it was waived, they will subsequently update your file with that EC's name. If it was first waived and they give you an EC, and it doesn't work, it should still stay waived.</p>
<p>Take a deep breath! Statistics can be twisted to support anything. Why not try on-campus by doing a road trip :) You can see the place, have fun, and if they won't interview you at least they will know you tried! I think the last thing the MIT admissions office want to see is someone stressing out over their benign interview procedures.</p>