Stu Schmill '86 | October 31, 2006
"Having Trouble Reaching Your EC?"
I have heard from some students that when they contact their EC, it sometimes takes a while to hear a response. Some of this may be attributed to the fact that our ECs are volunteers and have jobs and other commitments that might take them out of the area traveling, or otherwise be temporarily and unexpectedly unavailable.
But there may be other reasons. I know one EC who told me that some of her applicants’ emails wound up in her spam filter. My suggestion is that if you email your EC and don’t hear back within a few days, you should call him or her. If you then don’t hear back within a few days, then you should follow up with the EC office, via email (interview@mit.edu) or phone (617-258-5510).
And, while we are on this topic, a good thing to keep in mind is that when you do call or email your EC, you should identify yourself at the front end, so they know who you are and why you are calling/writing. (And don’t call too late at night, either!)
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Thanks Stu. Will do.
Posted by: glareflair17 on October 31, 2006 05:42 PM
I had this problem at first too. My originally assigned EC didn't get back to me (and I still haven't heard from her), so I had to call the Admissions office and get the number for another EC in my area. It just so happened that there was one right on my street!
Posted by: Bryan on October 31, 2006 06:48 PM
Thanks Stu for ur advice. I haven't heard from my interviewer for a long time.
Posted by: Thuita Maina on October 31, 2006 11:15 PM
Not hearing from the interviewer is so bad, cuz I never even get through her by her phone. It has been almost a month since I emailed admission office and interview@mit.edu about the problem(I've emailed three times actually), but I got no reply. I doubt whether I'll ever get an EC!!
Posted by: Hyacinth on November 1, 2006 07:31 AM
Yeah, i had this problem as well. I emailed and called, and called, and called some more, but i didn't get a reponse, but all you got to do is be presistance, and one time you'll finally get a hold of them.
Posted by: Nabeel Kassamali on November 1, 2006 01:31 PM
Yeah, i had this problem as well. I emailed and called, and called, and called some more, but i didn't get a reponse, but all you got to do is be presistance, and one time you'll finally get a hold of them.
Posted by: Nabeel K. on November 1, 2006 01:32 PM
My EC has her phone number listed as 000-000-0000, so I hope I don't have a problem! Thanks for the advice.
Posted by: Anon on November 1, 2006 03:44 PM
I applied as an Early Action applicant to MIT.
My MIT account said the interview was waived for me, since an EC in the area could not be found.
I submitted all my other parts of my application and on November 1, I checked my account and everything had been received and had a check mark next to it, including my interview, which was waived.
However, this morning, Nov. 10, I checked my account and all of a sudden an EC has been found in my area. Isn't this information too late? The deadline for the interview has passed and my interview was declared waived at the deadline.
I tried to contact my EC all day, but couldn't reach him. I tried e-mailing interview@mit.edu and still no reply. Also no-body answers the phone when I call the EC office. Is it too late for me? What should I do?
Please help. Thank you!
Posted by: Bilal Raja on November 10, 2006 10:44 AM
