deptbios Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I'm an international applicant for Ph.D. program in Biostatistics. I had selected for an interview in two universities, NYU and VCU. In the process of an admission, after pre-screening, is there the interview for all international applicants? It means, I'm wondering if there is an admision case without the interview in Ph.D. program of Biostatistics. In addition, I want to know how to prepare the interview. Please, share your valuable informaiton. Thank you very much, in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsHypatia Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hello @deptbios, I'm not an international applicant (also I am Stats not biostats) and not sure whether all international biostatistics applicants (after the pre-screening as you call it) are interviewed but from reading this forum I would say yes, most if not all are interviewed. As to interview preparation, I can tell you how I have been preparing for possible interviews. I have gone back over all of my SOPs and made sure I can speak easily and at length on the research I have done, the professors I want to work with at each school, and the school itself. I have practiced describing why I want a PhD and why I would want to pursue my PhD at each university I applied to. Being well versed on the research of professors you're interested in as well as the department in general can't hurt either. I hope this helps. yosemitesam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deptbios Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 On 2017년 1월 12일 at 10:05 PM, MsHypatia said: Hello @deptbios, I'm not an international applicant (also I am Stats not biostats) and not sure whether all international biostatistics applicants (after the pre-screening as you call it) are interviewed but from reading this forum I would say yes, most if not all are interviewed. As to interview preparation, I can tell you how I have been preparing for possible interviews. I have gone back over all of my SOPs and made sure I can speak easily and at length on the research I have done, the professors I want to work with at each school, and the school itself. I have practiced describing why I want a PhD and why I would want to pursue my PhD at each university I applied to. Being well versed on the research of professors you're interested in as well as the department in general can't hurt either. I hope this helps. Thank you very much! Thanks to your advice, I was quite good at my interview. Thanks again. MsHypatia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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