Hello, I am an international student and applied for physics PhD. I received an email from a member of the admission committee of Univ of Southern Calif saying, 'Your application has caught my attention and I would like to talk to you.' It sounds like a telephone interview to me. Do you have any idea what kinds of questions might be asked, or what to expect:hmm: ? btw, the prof who mailed me specializes in condensed matter theory, while my proposed area was HEP, string theory. Does this mean that the interview is not supposed to be a very technical one? Thanks for your patience and time. I haven't yet replied to the email, thought I should ask you guys first....