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Did any of the JHU BME people receive confirmation for which interview date they are attending? I never got a response but they are asking us to book the travel arrangements ASAP.

Just got a Skype interview from Princeton EE, for those that applied.

Thanks so much for the detailed response. It would be three extra nights, Sun-Tues (2/14-16). However, since this is also overlaps with Presidents' Day, I'm not sure how much success I will have in moving the interviews (I've checked and all the schools are closed 2/15). I thought it wouldn't be a problem at first since it would save them money, but now that you brought it up, the bureaucratic reason makes sense. If it comes down to it though, I'll probably just pay out of pocket.

So I'm visiting multiple schools in Cali during the same trip instead of flying cross country 3 times. The total trip includes one cross country rountrip flight, one short roundtrip flight between schools, and a few nights for a hotel between interviews. However, the schools stated in the original interview invite email that the reimbursement allowance is for airfare. The total cost, including the hotel, is cheaper than if I flew to each program individually and under the combined budget of the schools. I'm still waiting on replies from the other programs, but one already responded and it seemed like they would be unwilling to help pay for the hotel. I was just wondering if anyone has experience with this or any advice.

I see it, but Saturday?...

For those still waiting on UCSD

We were asked to RSVP by 1/25, idk if that helps

You seem to have gotten a different email than us, since it seems your interests are imaging.' Edit: They also seem to have changed the form again, now it's only listing faculty preferences (nothing about travel arrangements).

Just got an interview from Berkeley/UCSF BioE!

It's on the bottom of the link that they sent with the list of professors. The dates in the form don't seem to be updated for this year though, last time I checked.

I think she was referring to Stanford.

I just emailed them the dates and asked if we should fill out the form. Still waiting for a reply.

I'm sure @madbiochemist can provide a better answer, but it was stated in an older thread that JHU typically only invites candidates they can see admitting. I'm not sure what that translates to percentage-wise, but I'd gues around 80+%.

Nope, going to the first. Second one conflicts with Caltech. Good luck with yours!

Just got interview from JHU BME via email. Dates are 2/4-5 and 2/18-19.

Interesting. Thanks for the response. Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it goes! I have my second one Thursday and the last one next week.

That helps relieve some stress. Would you mind sharing what you guys talked about? Was the professor listed in your SOP/in a related research area? Thanks. Btw, congrats and good luck with the rest of your interviews - if you have any more.

I saw a few more results on the survey for Stanford EE Skype/phone interviews. Just though I'd start this thread so we can discuss/hypothesize what the interviews mean or just chat in general.

So there are a decent number of threads talking about what questions you get asked during an interview, but I was wondering if there are some good questions to ask an interviewer who's not a POI (ie different research interests). I thought of funding, coursework, rotations, and picking research advisors from an external department. I feel like there's stuff I'm not thinking of though.

Thanks. It was really short, like 17 min. He basically just asked me if I had any questions about Stanford and named some people I'd be interested in.

Any UCSF Neuro people that requested the 2/12-13 interview get confirmation yet? Ticket prices are going up...

The thing is, none of the professors interviewing me are the ones I listed in my SOP. The first one's tomorrow so we'll see how it goes.

Yes email, thanks. Although they said interviews aren't required, so not sure if it's good or bad.

Just got contacted by Stanford EE for phone interviews.

The email I got for one school said it was the former. Since they have to arrange the schedule beforehand, they should know who you will be interviewing with ahead of time and I don't really see why they wouldn't tell you.