Ellie55

I went to 2 campus visits and interviewed with several professors at each visit. At one, no one asked to see my CV and there wasn't really a reason or opportunity to share it (and also the interviewers gave me lots of space to talk about my past work/publications/conferences, etc). At the other, most interviewers asked for a hard copy. I think you have 2 good options: one is that your interviewers will probably say "tell me about yourself and why you want to come here" and that will give you an opportunity to speak specifically about what you've done and major updates. The other (which I did) is to bring a nice-looking padfolio with a page of questions you want to ask/a legal pad to take notes and tuck several copies of your CV in there. You can decide in the interview if you want to take it out, but it doesn't hurt to have it there. Good luck!

Nope! Haven't seen anything on the results page either. Since the website says interviews are mid-Feb, it seems like people should be hearing by now.

Thank you all so much for the feedback! Super helpful!

When I was fresh out of college, several of my coworkers were 10-20 years older than I was, from totally different backgrounds, and they are still some of my closest friends. Granted, there may be some differences in life experiences between your average 20-something and your average 40-something (a few had children just a few years younger than me), or with people who have vastly different beliefs, but as long as you're open to the possibility and so are they, wonderful friendships can flourish. I think sometimes those friendships just come out of both people being in the right place at the right time and sharing a similar experience, whether that be work or school. Good luck in finding an awesome friend!

Thank you all for the amazing information on this site! I couldn't find this in another topic, so I thought I'd ask... I will be attending an interview close to where I live. The school offered that I could stay with a current graduate student to avoid traffic, but I also have friends who live very close to the school who would host me. For anyone who has stayed with a graduate student (or grad student who have hosted), is this a particularly good opportunity to learn more about the program? I am allergic to pets and dust and a number of other things, and don't want to go to the interview feeling terrible, but also don't want to miss out on hearing what grad students say when professors aren't around. Any input would be appreciated!