artmuse Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 So I'm kind of thrilled to be flying out next weekend for a graduate weekend/interview opportunity at one of my schools but I'm also getting really nervous. I haven't done any sort of graduate interview before and I have no idea what to expect. I just got the itinerary and they said that each of us will have a half hour interview with "the faculty" (all of them????) along with meals with the grad students and campus tours. Any advice you have from your own experiences or stories you've heard would be great. What I'm really wondering about is what sort of questions to expect and what kind of questions I should prepare. At first I thought I was just going to be interviewing with my POI so I was thinking of questions about his work but now if it's more people I don't know what to ask. Should I bring a notebook to take notes about our conversation? Also, outfit advice would be great or if you have any ideas about what to wear. Obviously not casual, but is a suit necessary? Thanks so much!
snooze Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 Any chance you'd want to say which school this is for?
eklavya Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 the meeting with faculty is one faculty at a time, and not all at once. and it'll be about your background, research interests, future plans and so on. the faculty will also explain their research, funding situation, etc. however, my advice to you is that search the forums. there are bazillions of threads created on this topic. you will gather a lot of information from those threads than from few people answering to your thread. my interview weekend is coming up as well, and have been going through all the 'interview prep' threads in this site. good luck on the interview!
Manette Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 So I'm kind of thrilled to be flying out next weekend for a graduate weekend/interview opportunity at one of my schools but I'm also getting really nervous. I haven't done any sort of graduate interview before and I have no idea what to expect. I just got the itinerary and they said that each of us will have a half hour interview with "the faculty" (all of them????) along with meals with the grad students and campus tours. Any advice you have from your own experiences or stories you've heard would be great. What I'm really wondering about is what sort of questions to expect and what kind of questions I should prepare. At first I thought I was just going to be interviewing with my POI so I was thinking of questions about his work but now if it's more people I don't know what to ask. Should I bring a notebook to take notes about our conversation? Also, outfit advice would be great or if you have any ideas about what to wear. Obviously not casual, but is a suit necessary? Thanks so much! Woah woah... this makes me nervous. Is this a PhD or a Masters program? Do all schools have official interview weekends like this? Why haven't I heard anything? AAHHHH
violetvivian Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Woah woah... this makes me nervous. Is this a PhD or a Masters program? Do all schools have official interview weekends like this? Why haven't I heard anything? AAHHHH I really wouldn't stress too much! It's still really early. If you go to the results page and search for art history, there's only been one result posted for the 2011 round of applications. Last year, the first result wasn't posted until mid-January. Every school does admissions a little bit differently--most that I know of don't do official interview weekends like this. Duke does, USC does, maybe a few others. Artmuse--good luck with your interview! I've met with a few POIs so far this year (granted, in slightly less formal situations) and I really don't think a suit is necessary unless it's what you feel most comfortable in. If you're female, a conservative dress and sweater, nice skirt and top or slacks would all be fine as far as I know. Regarding questions to ask: I found this to be a helpful start: http://community.livejournal.com/applyingtograd/2977795.html Best of luck! Edited January 9, 2011 by greenpen
artmuse Posted January 10, 2011 Author Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Woah woah... this makes me nervous. Is this a PhD or a Masters program? Do all schools have official interview weekends like this? Why haven't I heard anything? AAHHHH Don't stress about it! I don't think this is usual for most schools. I know many of them don't interview and I definitely didn't expect to hear from anyone this soon which is making me freak out even more. It's a PhD program by the way. Thank you greenpen for your advice! Unfortunately, I don't have a livejournal so I couldn't access the page since it's set to private. Good luck to everyone during the long wait! Edited January 10, 2011 by artmuse
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