Did anyone interview with or hear back from Macro Connections?

To the poster below: my POI said early March.

To poster below: thank you so much for detailed response. Do you know the date on which candidates will be informed?

Hi everyone. I got an interview invitation from Lifelong Kindergarten group in early February and had a skype interview with my POI around mid February. I thought of posting on the Grad Cafe because the posters below asked for suggestions of getting the interview and I think that this could be beneficial for others who are going to apply next year. A little bit about myself, i had my undergrad degree outside of the US with 3.45gpa and currently a grad student here in the US with a good gpa. The thing is... I dont really think that they value the gpa as much as your passion or accomplishment that proves your passion. My website made from wordpress template (not so fancy compare to those who can do css). But the projects on my web are ones that I'm proud of. I went to the MIT media lab openhouse in September 2015 and that was really helpful. I talked to my POI and the students in the lab. They are all awesome people! (I keep contact with 2 students and they really give me good advice on the interview. They said it should be like talking about your interest with likeminded person! And it was true! :D) I only applied to LLK because it's the group that really speaks to my passion. Others may argue that it wasnt a wise decision lowering my chance of getting an interview from 3 to 1. But I think that applying to one lab allowed me to focus on why projects in LLK are important to me and why I want to be a part of the team. I didnt mean that I would suggest you to do like me but I think you should be honest to yourself. From what my POI said, the statement of objective is the most crucial part of your application. Be open to the readers about yourself and answer them why does the work at the lab matters to you. I dont know if I will get in or not but when I was looking through gradcafe for admission advice, I didnt really see that much. I hope that this would be helpful:) Good luck!

To poster below who interviewed with 2 groups one in Jan other in Feb. Could you please tell the group names? Thanks!

Interviewed in-person with one group in January, one in February.

It was not social machine group

To the poster below who had interview with a student of the lab in January, did you interview with Social Machines or which group ?

Thanks for the answer :) I had my interview with a student of the lab on Jan and have not heard back. Does anyone knows that all the POI interview with applicants or by him/her self???

"POI" means person/professor of interest

Does anyone know what POI means?????

To the person below who had two interviews in February, and awaiting to hear back from POI- What group was the interview for? Any updates on applicants to Social Machines?

Did anybody had an interview with Lifelong Kindergarten?

I had two interviews with the POI and group members. One 2/16, one 2/21. I haven't heard back yet. Still waiting.

Hello anyone who got interviews with POIs heard back about the decisions? Does anyone know how long is the wait until we hear back. I appreciate your time!

Congratulations to all those who were accepted! Still crossing my fingers for an offer in case one of you decides on a different program.

To the poster below who said notifications were coming out March 4th - what do you mean that the POI pulled up an email in front of you? Are you saying that he received an email from the administration communicating the deadline for sending notifications? Thanks for any information.

Media Lab poster below: which group's POI?