Admission Interviews and/or Visits

[VioletAyame]

This is the first time I'm applying to grad schools, and I don't know of admission interviews or campus visits are customary in our field. If yes, should it be done before or after admission decisions? What if I receive an interview invitation before admission and I can't afford to go?

[lyrehc]

Very few of the programs I looked at required interviews or campus visits.  I decided on OU and didn't set foot on campus until I moved here.  If you're not local to the school(s) you apply to you're going to find it rare that they expect to see you before the start date.

 

Also, if a faculty member wants to meet with you see if the meeting can take place on Skype.

[Duna]

If a program wants to interview you and don't want to do it via skype, they will most likely pay for your visit. Otherwise I wouldn't do an interview in person.