<p>Hi</p>
<p>I just had my interview today and I have to say I'm a bit confused..</p>
<p>I wasn't really asked any questions about myself; the EC didn't make too much of an attempt to get to know me better and really envelope the interview in a fashion where he can really find out about my personality, what makes me tick, etc (the point of the MIT Interview).</p>
<p>In essence, he talked a lot about his time at MIT, his friends, some other stuff, but he asked me very little and I did not get to share much at all.</p>
<p>Because the Interview is such a crucial part of an MIT interview, I'm afraid that his review won't reflect who I am as much as it could - I had so much to say and was able to say maybe 10% of it.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>It is tricky, and obviously, I have no idea what happened there, or even if your recollection and that of your EC would agree, but it is a potential problem. I am a regional chair of the MIT Educational Council, and although we spend a fair amount of time training our alumni interviewers, there are occasionally and rarely mistakes made by (usually newer) interviewers. With some 4000 EC’s around the globe</p>
<p>Have I heard of bad interviews before? Unfortunately the answer is yes, though they are extremely rare. You have the option of writing to <a href=“mailto:interview@mit.edu”>interview@mit.edu</a> to discuss your interview experience. The admissions office will consider carefully what you say, and how to most fairly deal with that. Without any further background, I cannot comment except to say that I find experiences like yours to be both very rare and distressing.</p>