How Many Interviews Do You Need...?

[PAGuyana]

in order to feel confident that you will be accepted by a school? Just an opinion question.

 

[chiz2kul]

As many as you can go to.

 

[Chemist0157]

Depends on at which schools you're interviewing. Statistically, many schools accept half the people they interview. But don't feel like you'll squeek in because your "chances" are good. I didn't feel confident about an acceptance until I actually got the phone call. Theoretically, you could get an interview at every U.S. school and still get no acceptance; there's a lot of anecdotal evidence around here about people who got 10 interviews and 10 waitlists, eventually no acceptances.

Many interviews =/= acceptance

However, in my mind, I was feeling pretty good once I had 5 interviews at schools where I felt like I was a strong competitor.

 

[lainapox]

It depends on your personality (how paranoid, anxious, confident, arrogant, level-headed, insecure, etc you are), your qualifications, where you applied, how you interview...

There is no universal answer.

 

[Kaustikos]

(Number of Interviews/Number of schools applied) * (100 - ( luck + chance) + 0.50 interview skills)) = chances of acceptance

 

[guestdoc]

I'd say about 6 or 7 interviews at some places that you feel confident about getting into--that'd be a good situation.

 

[cubssox2000]

Over 9000. Lol

But seriously, you need as many as get offered to you until you get an acceptance.