MIT International Interview: Is the Mid Year Report the right way?

<p>Hmmmm… I’m an international EC and I see the question, and I still do not know quite how to answer it.</p>

<p>The deadline for our interview reports to be at MIT has passed. So it seems highly unlikely that you can still get an interview. Further, the number of students who still in late January or early February who contact me and demand an interview is scarily high. So do not call expecting an interview. That being said, an EC serves a variety of purposes. He/she is there to assist you, to answer your questions about MIT, and to be a resource that you can call upon for all things MIT. </p>

<p>Although your mileage may vary, I would tend to send him an e-mail. In that mail, indicate that you are not demanding, or even expecting an interview, but would like to talk to him about MIT and see what happens. Keep in mind that his inability to submit any report that helps your application at this point, also represents his inability to submit a report that hurts your application at this point. He may be able to get your interview status changed to L (Applicant contacted the EC too late to schedule an interview) which is a lot better than N (Applicant never contacted the EC at all), but again don’t demand that he do this. Every year some international applicants get in with an N. Good luck with it.</p>