Interview Scheduling

[dilated]

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Looking at last year's interview thread on 8/11 it seems like most people who had interviews had them scheduled for like 9/14 or later. Do you get assigned a certain day based on order (like everyone gets an interview date roughly a month or whatever X interval is after it's decided they get an interview) or can you choose as soon or late as you want? Do the earliest ones fill up quickly and you get bumped to a later one? I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to arrange the days I'll need to take off for this stuff...

 

[DrBowtie]

Depending on your expected interview number, It might be advantagous to either quit or notify ahead of time your boss so they won't get made when you are asking off 1-2 days a week. Get used to the jetset lifestyle if the places are not close to home. Also consider a lighter schedule in the fall. From what I hear, they give you an interview date and if its not good for you, you call and reschedule.

 

[Code Brown]

Yup, they usually give you 2 or 3 days to choose from and if these don't work, you need to see if anything else is available (which it usually is). Also, don't feel bad if you have to reschedule after you've committed yourself to a date. They are all very understanding. Good luck everyone!

 

[Law2Doc]

Yup, they usually give you 2 or 3 days to choose from and if these don't work, you need to see if anything else is available (which it usually is). Also, don't feel bad if you have to reschedule after you've committed yourself to a date. They are all very understanding. Good luck everyone!

I disagree with "usually". A bunch of schools do this, but far more places just said "here is your interview date". Rescheduling for conflicts is permitted, though. But if you do plan to reschedule, you also need to bear in mind that in a rolling admissions process, where seats are given away throughout the process, the later you push back the interview, the later you go before the committee for final review and the fewer spots will be left (obviously less of a problem in September than for winter interviews).