Interview after accepted offer at other school

[SnowAngel3535]

I applied to a few schools in early January and was accepted to my reach school and accepted an offer. I just got an interview invite for one if the applications today and I'm wondering what I should do. Should I just do the interview and see what they have to say? I'm worried that of it goes well I'll get an offer and at this point I don't see myself really taking it over the first program. Any advice welcome

[rtayb94]

I just found this because I'm in the exact situation. I was contacted to schedule an interview today but since I'm out of state, they asked me to do a phone interview tomorrow. Which is kinda strange, because I've never read anything about this school doing phone interviews, just group interviews in person or on skype. But I am going through with the interview. I did really want to go to this school, but after thinking hard on it, I decided to accept the offer from another because it was going to be cheaper. If I get into the other school, I'm not sure if anything will change, but I still would like to have the option if I change my mind.

[TakeruK]

On 5/23/2018 at 6:20 PM, SnowAngel3535 said:

I applied to a few schools in early January and was accepted to my reach school and accepted an offer. I just got an interview invite for one if the applications today and I'm wondering what I should do. Should I just do the interview and see what they have to say? I'm worried that of it goes well I'll get an offer and at this point I don't see myself really taking it over the first program. Any advice welcome

If you have no intention of taking this other offer, then just let the interviewer know that you appreciate the offer but you already committed to attending XYZ this fall. No point interviewing when you have no intent of taking the offer. 

[SnowAngel3535]

On 5/25/2018 at 5:59 PM, TakeruK said:

If you have no intention of taking this other offer, then just let the interviewer know that you appreciate the offer but you already committed to attending XYZ this fall. No point interviewing when you have no intent of taking the offer. 

Thanks for the advice. I ended up doing just that the next day after after sleeping on it. The professor was quite amicable afterwards, wishing me luck and hoping to meet in the future ifr the opportunity arises. I guess I was just nervous about their reaction but it all worked out.

On 5/25/2018 at 3:56 AM, rtayb94 said:

I just found this because I'm in the exact situation. I was contacted to schedule an interview today but since I'm out of state, they asked me to do a phone interview tomorrow. Which is kinda strange, because I've never read anything about this school doing phone interviews, just group interviews in person or on skype. But I am going through with the interview. I did really want to go to this school, but after thinking hard on it, I decided to accept the offer from another because it was going to be cheaper. If I get into the other school, I'm not sure if anything will change, but I still would like to have the option if I change my mind.

I guess if you aren't entirely sure it wouldn't hurt to continue to interview in this scenario.