thelost Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Are all potential students interviewed? Should I safely assume if I don't get asked for an interview, I'm rejected? I already botched one interview. I received an email from someone at the school saying they had "a question." I thought it was one of the advisors. I thought something missing from my application. Turns out it was the interview and I was totally unprepared. I forgot the name at the bottom of the email was one of the professors I had listed. In retrospect maybe I should have confessed at that moment that I didn't realize it was an interview. It was my top choice too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) It really depends on your field and the program you're applying to. In some fields an interview is not necessary for admission and can be just a phone call from the prof to make sure your interests align with his or hers. In some fields and programs acceptances are given without any prior interview while at others, you have to attend an in-person interview in order to be admitted. So it varies. What's your field? Edited February 9, 2011 by newms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeem8 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 In the humanities, it's rarer for interviews to be extended. I'm in the humanities and wasn't interviewed at either of the schools I was admitted to, except in a very unofficial capacity before I applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelost Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 It really depends on your field and the program you're applying to. In some fields an interview is not necessary for admission and can be just a phone call from the prof to make sure your interests align with his or hers. In some fields and programs acceptances are given without any prior interview while at others, you have to attend an in-person interview in order to be admitted. So it varies. What's your field? Library Science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Library Science I'm not sure about Library Science at all. Perhaps you can ask in the Library Sciences forum: http://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/63-library-sciences/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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