factanonverba Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi guys, I have applied to a few biology/biomedical sciences-focused PhD programs and I am starting to receive interview invitations. I have noticed that a lot of programs offer two interview periods (e.g. one in Jan and one in Feb). Is attending the earlier or later one more advantageous, if it makes any difference at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StemCellFan Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) I've asked a similar question in the past, and the responses I've gotten say it doesn't matter. After the first weekend, they will admit some students, reject some, and waitlist some. And then do the same for the next batch interviewing until they have their cohort. Edited December 12, 2017 by StemCellFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballwera Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Only one of the programs I interviewed at had multiple dates. I went on the last date and I think at least half of us were admitted. I would also recommend holding interview offers as long as possible, because you can never know for sure if the interview dates will be similar to years past or if they will offer you multiple dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factanonverba Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 23 hours ago, ballwera said: Only one of the programs I interviewed at had multiple dates. I went on the last date and I think at least half of us were admitted. I would also recommend holding interview offers as long as possible, because you can never know for sure if the interview dates will be similar to years past or if they will offer you multiple dates. ballwera, I don't think I follow your second point - are you recommending that I accept interview offers as late as I can while waiting for other offers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballwera Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 34 minutes ago, factanonverba said: ballwera, I don't think I follow your second point - are you recommending that I accept interview offers as late as I can while waiting for other offers? Yup that's what I was getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factanonverba Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, ballwera said: Yup that's what I was getting at. That makes sense. Thank you both, StemCellFan and ballwera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioenchilada Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I don’t think that when you interview has a major impact on your chances, or at least it didn’t really matter at the schools I applied to, nor the one I currently go to lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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