Skype interview UPenn history PhD

[OmyAmerica]

Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster here.

I have a skype interview scheduled with UPenn tomorrow. My field is early American history, and all I really know is I'll be talking to Daniel Richter (though Kathleen Brown is the faculty member I'm hoping to work with since her research is right in my wheelhouse). Can anyone who has done this interview/knows the faculty help me figure out what to expect?

[ILikeIke]

11 hours ago, OmyAmerica said:

Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster here.

I have a skype interview scheduled with UPenn tomorrow. My field is early American history, and all I really know is I'll be talking to Daniel Richter (though Kathleen Brown is the faculty member I'm hoping to work with since her research is right in my wheelhouse). Can anyone who has done this interview/knows the faculty help me figure out what to expect?

So I also had an interview scheduled for tomorrow but I got an email around 5 today saying they had to cancel. Did they change their mind on me or did you get yours cancelled(/postponed?) as well?

[OmyAmerica]

I haven't heard anything about a cancellation! Considering it's supposed to be in 10 minutes I certainly hope they didn't forget to tell me!

[OmyAmerica]

13 hours ago, ILikeIke said:

So I also had an interview scheduled for tomorrow but I got an email around 5 today saying they had to cancel. Did they change their mind on me or did you get yours cancelled(/postponed?) as well?

I was panicking because they were a little late calling me, but they eventually did. I wouldn't worry that they decided against you, though. They're interviewing twice as many people as they can accept so I'm sure they didn't suddenly reject you without an interview.

[ILikeIke]

Ehh, I was surprised at the interview. Did it go well for you? What was it like?

[knp]

Hey guys, I had one, too! I think it did not go great, but I liked the faculty with whom I spoke.

[OmyAmerica]

Ehhhhh there were good parts and bad parts. Kathleen Brown who I was super psyched to talk to didn't seem too excited about me, but I didn't feel like I bombed it.