Overlapping Interviews?

[db998]

How have other people dealt with overlapping interview weekends? Does not attending an interview weekend basically bomb your chance of being accepted to that school or have people had positive experiences despite visiting when other people weren't? I have three schools which are all overlapping and I have to decide how to deal with them (and which one I should attend the interview for)...

[cultsoc]

IMO, you should attend your top/best fit pick.

You could try to split your time between two schools as well. So, you'd be at school 1 on Thursday and early afternoon Friday, and then fly to school 2 Friday afternoon and stay till Sunday. Needless to say, not going to an interview weekend will probably negatively impact your chances.

There are many people who have interviews on the same weekend, so you're definitely not the only one.

You should explain the situation to all three schools and see if they can set up alternative schedules or maybe Skype interviews. The key is to explain the situation and show interest in their programs. Most programs are willing to work with you re finagling some kind of alternative set-up if they sense your enthusiasm/interest in them.

Edited January 18, 2014 by cultsoc