How Many Interviews Do You Need...?

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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.
 
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.
 
(Number of Interviews/Number of schools applied) * (100 - ( luck + chance) + 0.50 interview skills)) = chances of acceptance
 
I'd say about 6 or 7 interviews at some places that you feel confident about getting into--that'd be a good situation. :luck::luck::luck::luck:
 
Over 9000. Lol

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