<p>So I had my interview today.</p>
<p>It did not go well. </p>
<p>I have been told (by other college admissions officers/alumni interviewers) that I am a very good interviewer. But of course, during my MIT interview, which is extremely important, I just did not do well. There were a lot of awkward moments and I just did not put my best foot forward. Will this kill my chances? As you can tell I'm a little distressed about the whole situation :P Ugh I wish I could just go back and re-do it!</p>
<p>Honestly, unless you were either:</p>
<p>A) A guy with three heads, super arrogant, twitchy, super depressed, etc. </p>
<p>B) Connected really deeply with your interviewer and ended up talking for two hours on all sorts of different topics.</p>
<p>Then the interview wont help nor hinder your application. Are good interviews better than bad ones? Obviously but the interview is less important than grades, EC’s or especially ESSAYS.</p>
<p>My $0.02</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. The only purpose of the interview is to show you’re commited to MIT by scheduling your interview & to let your EC see if you’re a good match for MIT. It’s not that important.</p>
<p>My interview went a lot like “B” (what Hitman wrote.) It was great.</p>
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I wouldn’t go that far – the interview is certainly important, and it’s not just a box to check on the application.</p>
<p>Still, a bad (or non-perfect) interview isn’t the end of the world.</p>
<p>Sorry, I’ve just gotten the feeling that it isn’t near as important as everyone says. Not to say that you shouldn’t put 100 percent effort into doing well.</p>