crunchygum

I only have been on two interviews, but neither have asked that yet. In fact I found out after the first interview was over, there were a few questions they actually were not allowed to ask (including where else we applied, where our top choices were, etc.) but that was only for one school. As for if you do get asked that question..think of the positives. You applied to that school for a reason, and if you are going for an interview would hopefully go to that school if accepted, so just think about why. Tell them what you like about their program, research, or clinical training and why it would be a good fit for you.

so far out of two interviews, everyone i have seen has been wearing a suit. not a must, but a strong recommendation, id say. as for the informal grad student dinners, don't overdress. there was one guy wearing a suit when everyone else was dressed down, and he seemed really out of place and awkward. its a delicate balance

for which program? a phone call sounds promising..i received an email from mine (clinical) and an invitation for an interview on January 30th, so sorry if that is bad news.

thanks, best of luck to you too! im off to my first tomorrow, so we will see how it goes!

i'm also planning on going with a suit. for the dinners the night before with faculty/graduate students, i am thinking khakis and a button up shirt with a tie and a sweater over top, because that is what i am most comfortable in. personally, my hair is a little less orthodox than most males, so i always compensate by making sure i strep my clothes up a notch, and am of the opinion that it rarely hurts to over-dress.

I first got am email from my potential advisor letting me know about the interview, and then she called me to explain the details of the interview process for me in particular. I assume it will be different everywhere, but if it helps, she told me that on my interview day I will be meeting with three different professors. I am very thankful she told me who, so I may do a little background research on their work as well. She also said that a portion of the day will be spent meeting and talking with other graduate students in her lab, and finally in the evening, all of the clinical labs will have a little reception to show their work to those of us there for interviews. Basically, I am expecting to meet with multiple professors for each school I am interviewing at, but this one in particular has a very strong focus on collaboration, so they may put a bigger emphasis on meeting others

11 PhD programs and I have heard back from 2. most others seem to have already extended interviews as well. I prepared myself for a lot of rejection, but I felt, and had heard I had a pretty strong application. anyways, for those of you who have heard back from some, I think the best thing is to focus in on potential interviews, and really give it all youve got for those. I know plenty of people who got 1 interview out of 10+ and that one made all the difference in their life.

i dont want to give up hope, but I think I saw elsewhere online that clinical interviews had gone out. not a huge surprise, as it was the biggest stretch for me based on scores alone.

hm, guess i missed out on UPenn and Miami, perhaps? I applied clinical for both

I applied to Pitt's clinical program and havent heard anything yet

Hm, well I received an invitation for an interview from Penn State last night, which was pretty shocking, I wasn't expecting anything to come through this soon, so it seems that anytime now word could be going out in the next week or two. Very exciting, and very nerve-racking!

After receiving my first clinical PhD interview, I am also interested in this topic. I have a phone interview with the professor I hope to work with on Thursday which is scarily soon, before the actual in-person interview in February. There isn't much time to prepare, but I plan on really going over their program as a whole, and reading a lot more about the kind of work that she does. I think with a phone interview, it is important to keep the conversation moving, so I plan on preparing questions about the program, the kind of work I could do, and could help on. I think the same goes for any interview, that its important not only to answer concisely, but to have intelligent questions prepared.

Best of luck! Just sent out my last one, I wasnt sure if I wanted to apply, but the deadline was the 15th, and I figured I may as well. Now we begin the fun waiting game!

It really is an awesome feeling, isn't it? Where did you apply to? My final list came out to 11: Duke University of Miami Virginia Commonwealth University University of Pittsburgh University of South Florida University of Arkansas UT Austin UVA University of Pennsylvania Arizona State University Penn State University

For one of the schools I am applying, the professor I would ideally like to work with has on their personal page that they will be accepting students for the fall of 2011. They also explicitly state not to contact them with questions from potential applicants. I am curious if he will be accepting students next fall, but also don't want to bother him. THere is another in the department I could work with, but the fit is not as good, so I don't know if it is worth double checking for 2012 and bothering him or not.