<p>So, I ended up missing the interview deadline. Should I still apply or is the interview required?</p>
<p>The interview is not required.</p>
<p>You can also attempt to request an interview from your EC. Though they do not have to comply with your request, they may be accommodating.</p>
<p>Just try contacting your EC, I contacted mine… 5 days after the deadline. Also MIT gives some interesting statistics about those who choose not to interview.</p>
<p>You might still be able to do it after the deadline. As I learned from my EC, the deadline for them to submit the report is Jan 6, so they should be able to do interviews up to at least Jan 1. I would think interviews generally help, unless you’re a horrible interviewer. For MIT, the interview IS taken into consideration. At some schools it “WILL NOT affect your chance of admission,” to which I respond “then why am i here?”</p>
<p>Your chances of getting in without an interview are quite a bit lower (one [url=<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/lies_damned_lies_and_statistic.shtml]source[/url”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/lies_damned_lies_and_statistic.shtml]source[/url</a>] gives it as 7% compared to 19%). I would suggest you try contacting your EC and hope for the best. You should have a good reason for missing the deadline prepared, though.</p>