It was a Skype interview with a professor that I reached out to last semester regarding working with her. However, She was on leave so wasn't able to speak prior to, so I'm not sure if that is normally how their process goes. From what she said you have to have at least two professors to tell the admissions committee they want to work with you but even then you aren't guaranteed a spot. It depends on the type of research you plan on doing and what the school is looking to do for the next few years. I don't really have my hopes up at all after hearing all that. But it did make me wonder if all the other programs extended interviews as their second phase. I had already spoken to the professors I wanted to work with prior to applying so didn't know if it was a different process. It's very nerve racking though hearing nothing at all for two months. I need March to get here so I can plan my life either way.
