Interview Program, Duration, and Format

[coonskee]

Hey all,

I figured it would be useful to have a thread kind of like the admission stats + results thread in another part of this forum as an easy reference for people looking for advice, especially if a program throws you a curveball. Partially because I could really use a thread like this right now

Suggested format:

-Program (Master's or Ph.D.)

-Area

-School [only if desired]

-Formal or informal

-Interview duration

-General format (e.g. had to do a presentation, they made me dance the hokey pokey, casual discussion about research, etc)

-Any other pertinent details (e.g. wore _____ and was totally over/underdressed)

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As for me:

-Master's program (currently attending)

-Pharmacology

-Formal; phone interview

-30 minutes (ended up being close to 1hr)

-Discussed myself, my education and research experience, why I wanted to attend this school/pursue this program, what research I wanted to do. The guy spent a bit of time selling the program and also answered any questions that I had. It was a formal interview (applicants were screened from an initial pool and an interview was required by the program), but it was pretty laid-back in general.

-PhD program

-Biology

-Formal; weekend

-Several rounds of 30 minutes each

-Not sure what to expect!

[Sarahmarie]

I have nothing to report yet but I will second the notion that this would be really helpful!