Interviews in the other direction

[jonathan]

I wonder about anxiety conducting interviews. E.g., having been accepted, and now the shoe being on the other foot.

In the case of emails, these can be thought out thoroughly, as time can be taken between each message.

Having been given a personal phone number and invited to call, one might wonder about a number of issues, including:

- How enthusiastically to present oneself

- What questions to ask (to sound informed as well as how best to learn to whether one fits well with a graduate program)

- How and when to end the conversation

(I thought about adding this to the "Interviews" thread, but I think these are fairly distinct issues.)

[samoth]

I'm wondering about the same thing... I guess honesty really is the best policy. I think emails are generally a better way to do this because you can think over what you're asking and how you're making yourself look. Ask about anything that's on your mind, though - especially if you have other offers (you're going to spend quite a while with these people... best to be informed).