How much would a bad interview hurt me?

4oh7
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:37:59 +0000

I applied for early action a while ago and had my interview back in like September, but I can’t stop thinking about my interview. It went awful. I showed up at the restaurant 5 minutes early, just standing by the door. The guy interviewing showed up 15 minutes late and he forgot all his notes and papers so he had no idea who he was even looking for. When I finally realized he was the one I was looking for, I introduced myself and he just snubbed my handshake. The guy acted like a total jerk the entire time, he even said that he did not like his experience at MIT. All of the questions were awkward since he could not remember what he was going to ask, since they were on his notes that he forgot. The questions he did ask me were really vague and he was grilling me to answer them even though I had no idea how to. Overall, it was an awful experience and I know it did not go well, would this interview hurt my chances. MIT is already a reach for me, so I am really doubting my chances now.