How important is the interview for MIT?

Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to offer as many interviews as we can, we have limited availability and may not able to offer interviews to all applicants. If your interview is waived, it will not put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process.

Does MIT care about demonstrated interest?

Schools That Track Demonstrated Interest For example, the most highly ranked schools, including the Ivy League schools, MIT, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago do not track your demonstrated interest. That being said, showing demonstrated interest never hurts.

How many applicants get an interview at MIT?

MIT—which received 20,247 applications last year and accepted just 7.2 percent of those students—is transparent about the import of the interview: The school’s admissions website says that 10.8 percent of applicants who opted to participate in an interview or had it waived were accepted.

Do colleges really not track demonstrated interest?

Many colleges – particularly the most selective ones – don’t really bother tracking the level of interest a student demonstrates in the process. Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and the other ones most students can name off the tops of their heads have a 70+\% yield all on their own.

How do colleges track interest?

Ways for applicants to demonstrate interest include: physically visiting campus, emailing an admission officer, attending an admissions event in your area, connecting with the university on social media, and writing an exceptionally detailed “Why this College?” essay.

Does early action increase chances at MIT?

According to MIT’s admission statistics, if you apply early action, you do have a slightly better chance of getting accepted than if you apply regular action. Additionally, the majority (about 70\%) of students who apply early action end up getting deferred and considered in the regular action applicant pool.

What are the odds of getting an interview at MIT?

And check out the thoughts on the interview posted by Matt, Mitra, and Stu. Let me know what you think… Hi, I am John DeTore, and I am an EC. We do the interviews for MIT admissions. If you come for an interview, you might even get me. (Since there are about 2000 of us, you’d have a 0.05\% chance, give or take.)

What is the interview process like at MIT?

Everyone (every single person) who signs up under MyMIT to start an electronic application, is Immediately assigned an interviewer. The interviewer is a MIT alumnus or alumna like I am . The interview is expected to be completed Prior to the last day that the applicant can submit an application.

Is it true that MIT doesn’t hire international applicants?

It is also still true that many international applicants won’t be able to be interviewed just because there are a lot of them. And it is also still true that if MIT is not able to find someone to interview you, that fact is not held against, you.

Can my EC email me to set up the interview?

Your EC only has a very limited amount of time to get to know you and make a recommendation about you. This includes the email (or phone) communication to set up the interview.