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I should also say that they didn't say anything about an interview. However, they said that they "wanted to move things forward."

I'm waiting to hear back from Clinical Ph.D. programs, and I'm wondering what should I expect from a phone interview? What does a phone interview typically entail? For example, are they going to primarily be asking me questions? Should I have questions prepared? I ask this because I actually just received a call and let it go to voicemail from what sounded like a program. The problem is I can't understand who the person said they were and who they were calling on behalf of. So I really don't know what to do. Without knowing what program it is if I call back, I'm going in pretty blind in regards to preparation. But, if I don't call back, I lose out on a chance I may have had. What do I do!?!?

Thank you everyone! This has been very helpful. I'm glad I didn't start preparing information for specific professors because I received a rejection this week and would've wasted time preparing information for that school. In the meantime, I will prepare myself so that I'm ready to answer the more general questions and perhaps have some more general questions prepared for them.

Hi everyone! I'm still waiting to hear about interviews for Clinical PhD programs, but I'm wondering if I should start preparing for interviews by compiling questions and information about specific schools. I feel like it would be a waste of time to prepare for an interview at a school you may not actually get one for. How far in advance will I be notified about an interview? Will it be enough time to prepare?