<p>My interview was just like chatting with an acquaintance, but less awkward because I know we know one thing in common- MIT. In my interview, there was the “why do you want to go to ____” question in the very beginning. Afterwards, it was just exchanging what I have done in high school (some things I didn’t have space in my MIT app, but wanted to talk about). We talked about IAP, and UROP. I knew what they are when she mentioned it, so I guess that showed her how much research I did about MIT and how much I want to go. She told me about her experience at MIT also including anecdotes of her friend’s experience. We did the interview at her home.</p>
<p>MIT interview was the only one I bothered to go to. I heard the Harvard one gets 50 applicants in a room and call them in one at a time… much less personalized.</p>
<p>But DO THE INTERVIEW, it is probably one of the more fun ones you’ll get to do in your life (job interviews are CREEPY… feels like they are interrogating me)! I was like super paranoid… sent them an art portfolio, wrote the optional “is there anything else you would like us to know”, did the interview. I end up getting deferred EA, so I added another “something I’ve created” essay, and a short update. I knew i was close to the borderline of getting it or not, so I did everything I could.
For applying to colleges, my thought was, worry about getting in first; I don’t have to go to all of them, but more choices the merrier.</p>