wiuehfgiwe Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I had an informal interview with a PI I'm interested in working with. She said she is submitting her recommendation to accept me to the graduate school. She also asked me how highly I rank her institution among all the schools I applied to. This uni in question is not a top 10 in the country, but it's definitely top 30-40 (don't know if that is relevant info). Why do you think she would ask me this question? My answer to the question seems like it should only matter to me; I don't understand why a PI would care how highly I rank their institution. I would think that me even applying means I am interested in going there if I'm accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoynihanBreakerBurkina Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Yeah, I think it is odd that they would ask you that question. I mean I understand why they want to know, but I feel like that isn't the most appropriate question for them to ask an applicant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoTech Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 7 hours ago, wiuehfgiwe said: I had an informal interview with a PI I'm interested in working with. She said she is submitting her recommendation to accept me to the graduate school. She also asked me how highly I rank her institution among all the schools I applied to. This uni in question is not a top 10 in the country, but it's definitely top 30-40 (don't know if that is relevant info). Why do you think she would ask me this question? My answer to the question seems like it should only matter to me; I don't understand why a PI would care how highly I rank their institution. I would think that me even applying means I am interested in going there if I'm accepted. The PI, quite justifiably, is trying to get a sense for hiw likely you are to end up at their institution. If you tank them #1, the PI can stop looking for other candidates if/when you decline their offer of admission. If you tank them low, the PI will actively keep looking for other candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey26 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I had that question asked in an interview recently. Took me by surprise as I certainly wasn't expecting something so forward, but nonetheless it helps them narrow down their list of applicants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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