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Have people been receiving invitations to interview with faculty members with which they've already communicated? Are interviews typically just standard procedure, or only used when a faculty member wants some one-on-one communication?

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5 hours ago, Songbird222 said:

Have people been receiving invitations to interview with faculty members with which they've already communicated? Are interviews typically just standard procedure, or only used when a faculty member wants some one-on-one communication?

It depends on the area...I applied to both psychology  and education programs and I know psychology forsure interviews applicants who make their short list.  I think for education program it varies across universities because I know some people who have just gotten accepted without interviews. 

I hope this helps :)

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11 hours ago, refreshingmyemail said:

It depends on the area...I applied to both psychology  and education programs and I know psychology forsure interviews applicants who make their short list.  I think for education program it varies across universities because I know some people who have just gotten accepted without interviews. 

I hope this helps :)

Yes, thanks! Waiting to hear back from grad schools is made SO easy, because we all know exactly what/when to expect. Amiright?

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1 hour ago, Songbird222 said:

Yes, thanks! Waiting to hear back from grad schools is made SO easy, because we all know exactly what/when to expect. Amiright?

Haha yeah.  

Since  December  1st I have been reshreshing the the gradcafe results and forums like a maniac, now I'm just tired of the anxiety.:mellow: 

 

So I only check everything once a day lol

 

 

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5 minutes ago, refreshingmyemail said:

Since  December  1st I have been reshreshing the the gradcafe results and forums like a maniac, now I'm just tired of the anxiety.:mellow:

I don't even want to think of the state I'd be in if I'd been checking since I submitted my apps.... I was a regular here under a different account when I last applied to schools in 2012. I totally forgot about it until last week and have been a ball of nerves ever since. I might need to cut down to a "once a day" limit myself...

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50 minutes ago, aebh615 said:

I don't even want to think of the state I'd be in if I'd been checking since I submitted my apps.... I was a regular here under a different account when I last applied to schools in 2012. I totally forgot about it until last week and have been a ball of nerves ever since. I might need to cut down to a "once a day" limit myself...

Doesn't work, unless you keep yourself VERY BUSY (that's what I am doing).

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I'm new here, and instantly relieved I'm not the only person feeling __________ (fill in the blank with current emotional state).

I've applied to HGSE and SGSE. The only thing I have received was financial aid portal set up instructions from HGSE.  Nothing from Stanford.   Anyone else?

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2 hours ago, nicolemae said:

I did not get the invitation to interview with HGSE last weekend  :mellow::mellow::mellow::mellow:  Is it all over now......................

I haven't heard from HGSE either... do we have evidence that we should know by now?

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On 1/12/2016 at 1:01 PM, emilb34 said:

Is anyone applying to UT-Austin? If so, have you heard any updates about interview invites?

I did, and had an informal Skype interview today. 

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1 hour ago, AresBear said:

I did, and had an informal Skype interview today. 

@AresBear How did it go? Was it for the new fellowship specifically, or just the general program? I heard we're receiving notification today/tomorrow about decisions. 

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1 hour ago, sarkat said:

No word from Harvard or Stanford. I was thinking of writing to Harvard but not sure how wise that would be. 

Thinking the same thing (I haven't even gotten the 'fill out the financial aid' form e-mail). No idea how to phrase my letter though. Tell me if you come up with smth.

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1 hour ago, morifol said:

Thinking the same thing (I haven't even gotten the 'fill out the financial aid' form e-mail). No idea how to phrase my letter though. Tell me if you come up with smth.

What is this financial aid form everyone is talking about? Is it different from the supplemental data thing? In which case, I am screwed huehue? 

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48 minutes ago, sarkat said:

What is this financial aid form everyone is talking about? Is it different from the supplemental data thing? In which case, I am screwed huehue? 

I think only MEd applicants at HGSE receive the financial aid email. PhD applicants don't because the PhD apps are reviewed by GSAS and you're fully funded once you're in (so no need to apply for finaid). Hope that helps.

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3 hours ago, sarkat said:

No word from Harvard or Stanford. I was thinking of writing to Harvard but not sure how wise that would be. 

Have people been hearing from Stanford? I think you are the first person I've noticed who has asked about Stanford. I have another school to stress about now!

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13 minutes ago, carol64 said:

Have people been hearing from Stanford? I think you are the first person I've noticed who has asked about Stanford. I have another school to stress about now!

I also haven't heard a peep out of Stanford. But for PhD applicants, they said that the earliest anyone will hear is mid-February.

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3 hours ago, morifol said:

Thinking the same thing (I haven't even gotten the 'fill out the financial aid' form e-mail). No idea how to phrase my letter though. Tell me if you come up with smth.

I was on another thread where someone stated that their financial aid portal setup information/ID for HGSE went to their Spam folder, the sender is: finaid.  I only know from information I read on Stanford's site that the financial aid forms are required for even fully funded programs.  @Songbird222 I heard the same thing about mid-February for Stanford PhD notifications. 

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21 hours ago, Escussel said:

I'm new here, and instantly relieved I'm not the only person feeling __________ (fill in the blank with current emotional state).

I've applied to HGSE and SGSE. The only thing I have received was financial aid portal set up instructions from HGSE.  Nothing from Stanford.   Anyone else?

I also applied to Stanford. From past years, it is super common for them to send out admissions acceptances without doing any interviews. *shrug* I applied to DAPS and there are literally maybe 3 entries from the past and it looks like they were straight admits, no interviews. I dunno but it seems like something you shouldn't stress about if you don't get interviews.

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hi, i'm a master's applicant, and it turns out one of my schools has interviews as well, which seems unusual to me (I thought mostly it was doctoral programs that had interviews). I've had job interviews, and (a long time ago) scholarship interviews, but not a grad school interview before! Any advice on what to expect? thanks!

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11 minutes ago, marature said:

hi, i'm a master's applicant, and it turns out one of my schools has interviews as well, which seems unusual to me (I thought mostly it was doctoral programs that had interviews). I've had job interviews, and (a long time ago) scholarship interviews, but not a grad school interview before! Any advice on what to expect? thanks!

I have just found this, maybe it will be helpful.

UNC 2012 Grad School Interview Guide.pdf

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