<p>Is the interview relatively short or around 1 hour long?</p>
<p>Most interviews seem to be around an hour, sometimes as long as two hours.</p>
<p>Mine was a little over an hour and fifteen minutes. I'd say it was fun!</p>
<p>:D. How can something in which someone asks "what are your majors" etc. take 1 hour - 2 hours! I mean they don't ask questions the whole time. Do they?</p>
<p>Mine was a little over two hours I think. </p>
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. How can something in which someone asks "what are your majors" etc. take 1 hour - 2 hours! I mean they don't ask questions the whole time. Do they?
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<p>Nah, judging from my interview it's not all that intense really. It's not like the EC will be firing questions at you constantly. It's more of a conversation and him/her getting to know who you are.</p>
<p>Do i have to dress up for the interview or should i go in casual clothes?</p>
<p>Wow, I can't imagine my son having an hour long conversation with anyone!</p>
<p>on the MIT website it says that you should dress according to the setting you and ur EC are going to meet. i.e if in a starbucks on a cold day. A nice shirt and pants combo with a sweat will be fine.</p>
<p>What if in a hospital... :(</p>
<p>Scrubs? ;)</p>
<p>Seriously, wear what you're comfortable wearing. If you're a t-shirt and jeans kind of person, that's not going to keep you out of MIT. If you're more comfortable in a polo and khakis, that's not going to keep you out either. You don't get bonus points for wearing certain types of clothing -- it's not a fashion show.</p>
<p>I think my daughter viewed the interview as more of a conversation between an alum and a prospective. We went over some typical questions beforehand so she would not be sitting there going "um....". </p>
<p>When I saw her after the interview (and MIT was her first interview last year if memory serves me correctly) she was fine. She wore a skirt and nice sweater (she feels comfortable in that when being interviewed).</p>
<p>My thoughts - come with questions (and not questions like "Does MIT offer a major in xxxx?" - answers to which you can find on the website!) that demonstrate interest. Do your homework on the website before the interview. Inquire about their likes/disklikes while a student at the school. They like to talk as well. :) </p>
<p>Be ready to explain things to the EC's. I recall for one of my daughter's interviews (don't remember which one) she described a math/science competition that the interviewer had never heard of. She explained it to him in terms of some college competition with which she knew he was familiar. Then it clicked. Remember some of them graduated back in the 70's before you were even born or thought of! </p>
<p>Good luck to all of you with the interviews. This time next year you will be adjusting to college life.</p>