<p>What exactly should I send as an email to set up this email? Should I include a .doc version of my resume in the email, or should I save this for the interview? Should it be brief and to the point?</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Brief and to the point is great, and there’s no need to include your resume. </p>
<p>A good introductory email would provide your name, state that you’re applying to MIT, and ask to set up an interview. If you have any unusual time/place restrictions, you might want to mention them in the initial email to avoid unnecessary back-and-forth.</p>
<p>^ Is it alright that I already sent it and included a word document with my resume along with the statement “I have included these pieces of objective information in order to eliminate completely objective questions and to help inspire deeper ones”, or something to that extent? I mean, it isn’t horribly impolite that I did such a thing, is it?</p>
<p>^ No it’s not “horribly impolite”. Your interviewer probably won’t spend too much time on it though, since he/she is suppoose to look at your subject side. But in general don’t go too philosophical during your interview (or in your email). Phrases like “inspire deeper ones” are little non-mundane… if you know what I mean ;)</p>
<p>The goal of the interview is to get at intangibles that don’t come through on applications and resumes. It should be an opportunity to convey more than the list of scores, classes, and extracurriculars that everyone has and does.</p>
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