esrosedotblog

I had my only interview with an MIT prospect this year.

It went fine and I enjoyed it and I think he did too.

The weird thing is that I have only five prospectives in my region when, in other years, there have been 30-40. With 20 or so opting for the interview which is not mandatory.

I am a member of the Education Council which is a fancy word for alumni who volunteer to give a face to face interview with an applicant for the next freshman class.

I am sure that there is not another member of the Council in my area. I don't get it. No one has explained it to me.

But I do know that this year they did not do the two or three invitational get together for high school seniors in my area.

I have been thinking that this is my last year doing this anyway. But if I only get a couple of kids it is more doable. A weird outcome.

So I will wait and see what happens.

I had a good time. He was a good kid. An average applicant which means that he is above average student. That sounds like puffery but it is the truth.

MIT is very hard to get into. 17000 applicants for a class of about a thousand. Or less.

Tough odds.

Labels: MIT