About the Cornell Information Science PhD Interviews

[ismuhammadali]

Hi, I've been seeing some posts on the survey page of people getting interviews for the Fall 2018 PhD program. I couldn't establish a pattern looking at last year's posts so I thought I'd post here. Are interviews a definitive step or do people get accepted without interviews?

Do people get rejected out of interviews?

The program's info on the site does not mention interviews at all but a lot of people seem to go through one.

Hope someone can bring some insight. Thanks!

[dilemmas]

I applied to the dual degree masters there and got an interview. A video interview. I was wondering the same thing with you.