Red Flags To Look For at Your Interviews

[Elrath]

I was browsing /r/gradadmissions as I've got a handful of interviews for rolling my MS over into a PhD lined up in the next few months and someone asked about something I had never considered before.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gradadmissions/comments/40rp4p/interview_times_are_upon_us_those_who_have_gone/

I really hope this Gerstner Sloan-Kettering story is the exception.

Edited January 13, 2016 by Elrath

[AtomDance]

I came across this article on assessing the culture of a potential research group that you might find useful. 

https://tenureshewrote.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/prospective-students-and-lab-culture/

In particular, I think that asking current members whether they're happy in the group/program/etc. or not can be really revealing. I ended up not applying to one program after I asked this of a recent graduate who had to take a deep breath before replying with an unenthusiastic, "yeah...it's a really great program". 

[GradSchoolTruther]

I'd have to get more than one sigh before questioning a program. 

Edited January 14, 2016 by GradSchoolTruther