No Interview = No Chance?

[Waw]

Heya,

I'm applying to some SocAnth programs alongside a few of my friends, and it turns out that one uni has recently contacted them to arrange interviews.

I haven't been contacted, so I'm wondering whether to be disappointed, or to keep the faith that there's a chance I might be accepted even without an interview (as the department doesn't mention that an interview is neccessary for admittance, and my application is fairly strong).

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks!

[elbee4]

Heya,

I'm applying to some SocAnth programs alongside a few of my friends, and it turns out that one uni has recently contacted them to arrange interviews.

I haven't been contacted, so I'm wondering whether to be disappointed, or to keep the faith that there's a chance I might be accepted even without an interview (as the department doesn't mention that an interview is neccessary for admittance, and my application is fairly strong).

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Thanks!

I don't think that interviews are customary. I applied to a school that said nothing about interviews but I was contacted directly by a faculty member who basically interviewed me over the phone to be her research assistant. So, I wouldn't take that as a rejection because if they were going to interview all applicants they probably would have mentioned it during the application process or at least somewhere on their website. I'm thinking interviews might happen if someone is looking for a research assistant or TA and want to know a little more about the applicant. At least that's what happened to me. Unfortunately for me, the interview went great but someone else was picked over me for a TAship because they have higher GRE scores than me. Sad it came down to that because I'm a horrible test taker and those tests are BS anyway.

Hang in there and good luck!

[anthropologygeek]

Only way it would be a no is if it's for the exact advisor as you and it's just an admission interview initiated by the prof.

[Waw]

Thanks for the answers! I had a feeling it might not be as bad as my first instinct. I guess it's just the general anxiety over waiting for responses.

We'll see how it works out.

[kateow]

Regarding this, does anyone know whether WashU accepts people they don't interview? (I'm curious about the Anthropology Department.)

[hopefulepistudent]

I don't think they do, unfortunately. The anthropology prof I talked to a few days ago said they have selected 20 people for phone/campus interviews and will select 3 out of those (for socio-cultural anthro).

Regarding this, does anyone know whether WashU accepts people they don't interview? (I'm curious about the Anthropology Department.)

[persiandoc]

Anyone has any idea who got interview for HASTS/MIT? No body seesm to have applied to HASTS here!

[far_to_go]

My department (UVa) doesn't accept people without at least doing phone interviews. They usually try to bring in prospectives to do in-person interviews as well. However, I'm sure departments differ on their protocol, and you shouldn't automatically assume that no interview=no chance. Of course, I know from experience that it's easy to assume the worst during the waiting period! Hang in there!

[kateow]

I don't think they do, unfortunately. The anthropology prof I talked to a few days ago said they have selected 20 people for phone/campus interviews and will select 3 out of those (for socio-cultural anthro).

Any additional info on the archaeologists? and does anyone else wish they would stick to similar schedules between subfields? It's so hard to know how to judge the fact that sociocult or bioanth people have heard!

[Gravity]

Any additional info on the archaeologists? and does anyone else wish they would stick to similar schedules between subfields? It's so hard to know how to judge the fact that sociocult or bioanth people have heard!

For archaeology, they interview 5 - 7 people and admit 3 - 4, depending on how many people they have funding for. They'll be sending out notifications soon, if they haven't already.