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mdicksen3

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  1. So I have finally hopped onto a grad school forum! I didn't do that prior to submitting my applications just because I had no time. I have now heard back from 4 out of my 5 schools- all offering to fly me out for interview weekends. Unfortunately 2 of the interview weekends are the same so I am waiting to hear about an alternate set of dates from my lower choice. I received interviews for the Harvard University Virology program, the UW-Madison Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, the Baylor College of Medicine Immunology and Microbiology Program, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Science Graduate Program (Virology). I have yet to hear from the University of Colorado-Boulder. So my question is, what tips do you have? How should I prepare? What should I wear each day? I have already sent them each my list of up to ten faculty that I would have an interest in speaking with at the interview weekend. It has previously been recommended to me to read a few of their papers, have notes, and be able to discuss their research as well as your own. I have also been told that preparing visual hand-outs to give to the PIs is greatly appreciated when talking about your own research. So I know a decent amount about the scientific aspect of the weekend (thanks to an SROP and a series of graduate school seminars). But what kinds of questions do they ask that aren't necessarily related directly to research? Should I be prepared for the dreaded 'what is your biggest weakness' or 'what were the last three books that you read' or the 'tell me about a time when you struggled and how you overcame it?' Sorry if this is a lot, but thank you in advance! Every bit of advice is appreciated! (P.S. feel free to tell me if other schools do things differently- the research based portion of the interview intel that I received was directly from UW-Madison)
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