<p>I really don’t interview well at all, and a lot of the colleges I am looking at recommend evaluative interviews. Is it bad if I don’t do an interview when one is recommended? </p>
<p>Sorry if this has already been discussed / is in the wrong place.</p>
<p>What I’ve been told is that when an interview is recommended is that :</p>
<p>1) If you interview it can help you or possibly hurt you if it doesn’t go to well
2) If you don’t interview, it doesn’t hurt you as it doesn’t count against you.</p>
<p>I think not doing an interview does hurt you, generally.</p>
<p>From MIT’s admissions Website (<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/interviews_educational_counselors_ecs/index.shtml):%5B/url%5D”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/interviews_educational_counselors_ecs/index.shtml):</a></p>
<p>“we admitted 15% of those who had an interview (or who had their interview waived), but only 5% of those who chose not to interview.”</p>
<p>it depends on the school really.</p>
<p>It depends on the selectivity of the school, the strength of the applicant, and the school’s own criteria. If you’re interviewing at a superselective school, the interview might not do much (if anything) to boost your chances. </p>
<p>I had interviews for MIT and Princeton. MIT’s was highly recommended, and Princeton’s was something they offered to all applicants. The MIT one lasted an hour and a half and I thought it went very well. My interviewer was interested in the things I had to say and he liked some of my responses. The Princeton one was via phone and lasted close to an hour, and again my interviewer seemed to like me. She complimented me on the originality of a couple of my answers. Rice says an interview is “strongly recommended” but I didn’t do it because they only offer on-campus interviews. </p>
<p>Didn’t get into MIT or Princeton, I’ll be heading to Rice in the fall!</p>