Admission Interviews?

[Mobius Strip]

Has anyone had experience with interviews for admission? I'm going to have one this week over the phone with a faculty member; the email says I'm going to be grilled on why I want to go to this University and any other questions that faculty member has regarding my application.

I did a search on the forums and see very little regarding PhD candidate interviews, except for one thread on an in-person HBS interview and a Kellogg thread pointing to the HBS one.

This is over the phone, and not in person, scheduled for 30 minutes:

The interview will take no more than 30 minutes and will focus on explaining your reasons for pursuing a PhD in Applied economics as well as answering any questions the faculty member might have about your application.

Any thoughts on preparing or questions to expect?

[jeeves0923]

Originally Posted by Mobius Strip

Has anyone had experience with interviews for admission? I'm going to have one this week over the phone with a faculty member; the email says I'm going to be grilled on why I want to go to this University and any other questions that faculty member has regarding my application.

I did a search on the forums and see very little regarding PhD candidate interviews, except for one thread on an in-person HBS interview and a Kellogg thread pointing to the HBS one.

This is over the phone, and not in person, scheduled for 30 minutes:

The interview will take no more than 30 minutes and will focus on explaining your reasons for pursuing a PhD in Applied economics as well as answering any questions the faculty member might have about your application.

Any thoughts on preparing or questions to expect?

I had a 15 minute phone interview for Kellogg. If you want details on what I was asked, PM me.