distance interviews

[oldsolnewworld]

Hi all, 

As interview season starts to roll around, I was curious if it puts you at a disadvantage to interview over skype? I applied to several programs out-of-state, but realistically cannot afford to fly to all of my interviews. Will this affect the likelihood of my admissions? I am curious to your thoughts!

Good luck to everyone!!

[LaceySpeechie]

I think it depends on the school! I only had to interview at one school and they were willing to organize a video interview - it must've gone fine because that's where I'm attending. I do feel like it was a disadvantage for me (I feel much more comfortable and confident interviewing in person) and things like wifi connection could play a negative role, but I'd imagine most reasonable programs would understand that flying out for one thirty minute interview isn't feasible for most people - and if they don't get that, do you really want to go there?

[oldsolnewworld]

This is a really great point. Thank you for sharing this perspective.