<p>Did anyone who thought their interview was not good/bad get accepted during the EA round?</p>
<p>Heehee just curious, 'cause I don't think my interview was very good :(</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I mean, as long as they didn’t think you are a psychopath, you’re fine. The interview rarely means much anything, tbh</p>
<p>Sent from my SPH-D710 using CC</p>
<p>According to my interviewer and other people on CC, the interview can only be positive or neutral - it can’t be negative for your application (unless you’re a psychopath). So you are probably not alone.</p>
<p>^Just remember that your interviewer is human. And while the consensus on these blogs is to minimize the importance of an interview to no more than a “plus-minus” experience, realize that if you make a personal impact, your interviewer could choose, on his or her own to escalate your accolades. Perhaps reaching out to a fellow alum, school administrator who knows someone else, and spread the word of how impressive you were during your interview. Or, perhaps it will just be reflected in a solid interview report. I also believe it is very important to send the interviewer a “thank you” note for giving of their time to conduct the interview. Again, you will be surprised (judging from the indifference in some of these entries) how important that is to people. Especially, a thoughtful and honest thank you note, that really demonstrates the meaning of the experience, and perhaps how important any information that was shared, and gleaned by the interviewee. To Mr. lolToasty, I can tell you of a person, an alum of a highly regarded university in California, who upon receipt of a very thoughtful thank-you, immediately picked up the phone and dialed up someone to whom he reiterated the interviewee’s strengths and that they were well reinforced in the (thank-you) note that he had just received. You will learn that for those who value integrity, everything has a meaning.
tbh . . . Mr. VC</p>
<p>Hello Mr. VC,
I did send a thank-you note to my interviewer immediately after the interview. (And I didn’t get a reply like I did for interviews from other schools 
) I know that interviews can be a plus to the application. I just don’t know if they can be minuses to your application?</p>
<p>Thank for all the replies.</p>
<p>^Well done! Not everyone is patently responsive - by following thru as you did you have no regrets, and begin to set a foundation of cordial and professional interaction that provides room to express sincere gratitude. Depending on the nature of your community, small and close-knit, or large and sprawling, it is not uncommon for various alumnus interviewers (representing different schools) to be aware of you and your accomplishments. This is another reason to respond with a thank-you, especially in the close-knit communities where word of mouth is a primary form of communication, and then amplified via the net, or other electronic dialog. MIT alum are usually prompt in telling people that some who attend the school are quite different. The school is trying to do something about that by offering more classes related to team building and collaboration, as well as allowing students to take classes at Harvard, a reciprocal agreement. And you still have to show that you can swim in the pool to graduate. It is an interesting place, in that so many students come there, after having been the top-dog at their respective secondary school, to find themselves not at the top, but in the mode. I think that this makes it essential, if not vital for such students to quickly understand the importance of collaboration, and the reality that future accomplishments help solve bigger and wider problems when proposed solutions come together through a team. Good luck! Mr. VC</p>