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    Fall 2018 Statistics Applicant Thread

    in Mathematics and Statistics

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    31 minutes ago, yosemitesam said:

    Hey all, I got an interview offer from NYU's Center for Data Science! Apologies if this isn't the appropriate thread for this, but I just compiled some information about interview preparation from other threads, and I figured I'd share my notes here for anyone else preparing for statistics PhD interviews. 

     

    • Why do you need a PhD? Why now?
      • Story, leading up to why I have to get a PhD
        • The first thing to understand is that if the Professor wants to meet you, then your application must have impressed him and the grad school as a whole.
        • Every single interviewee got picked out of that application pile for a reason.  Figure out what your reason is (try asking your recommendation writers if you can't identify yours), and see where it takes you.
      • Go over SOP
      • Think about what your letter-writers may have written about you, etc.  Basically, know yourself and know what they know about you
      • Have an answer to "What are your career goals?" that shows both self-awareness and flexibility
    • Talk about my research, kinds of research I'm interested in
      • Go over my paper, things I want to do next
    • Why this department is a good fit
      • Go over SOP
      • Curriculum, details of program
      • Familiarity with faculty
      • If you have already got some offers, they may ask you how you rate this grad school relative to the offers you have got
    • Questions for faculty ("Have an unending supply of questions for the inevitable awkward moments")
      • What I think I need to learn about the department to make a decision
      • Ideally, read some of their recent papers and be ready to ask them questions about their recent research
      • knowledge about the campus and the environment
    • Possible questions for current students
      • ask about qualifying exams
      • get some info on good mentors
      • assess if the stipend is livable
    • Choose outfit
      • dress shirts/Button down shirt or nice sweater and (non-denim) slacks. No need for suit/tie. somewhere around business casual. Pick a professional outfit that is also comfortable.

    Most of those notes are from these posts, which you may want to check out for their other information:

     

     

    Have they mentioned the number of interviews sent out? Not sure they are rolling basis or not, no updates from them yet.  congratulations and hope you do well in the interview!

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