Campus Visit But Not Accepted Yet

[Carly Rae Jepsen]

Hi everybody.

I was invited for a campus visit for a humanities program but I am technically not admitted yet. In this situation typically, do programs reject people after a visit? (from your observations)

I'm worried because the visit was never referred to as an interview and a friend of mine assured me that in most cases a reimbursed visit would mean they are very interested in me, but I'm also fearing rejection and not making a good impression. This program is very selective, according to their website only 9 students across all years are enrolled, so I figured competition could be intense. However, numbers-wise I'm not exactly sure what to expect--I asked a current graduate student about the visit but he never mentioned if the visit was meant to select one or two candidates out of a larger group.

Perhaps I'm stressed over nothing!

[pnguyen540]

From my point of view, the campus visit would probably include the formal interview. If you have not received the schedule of the visit day, kindly wait for a couple days more. Or you can email the person who sent you the initial email about the travel info. Prep yourself as you are possibly attending the formal interview.

Could they reject you after the visit? Yes, they can. Not only the visit day is the time for you to express your best and impress them, but also the time for them to actually meet and evaluate the good fit to their program.

But still, your chance of getting a step closer is higher to those who are not invited.