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So I'm very confused about an interview that occurred in January. I was absolutely thrilled to even receive an interview invite from this school, so I'm not upset by any means about this decision. I'm just a bit confused, so I'd really love some suggestions about what to do going forward.
After the interview my interviewer told me that it had gone extremely well and that he was very hopeful to see me next year. He also emailed me post-interview reiterating these sentiments. I was subsequently waitlisted by this school. It was a completely open-file interview, so it seems like there shouldn't have been any part of my application not yet seen before the interview? And this is a school that screens very intensely before handing out secondaries/invitations. Is it likely that I was interviewing for the waitlist to begin with? Could I have done something wrong during the interview day outside of the interview? Perhaps on the tour?
I would love to hear any tips or strategies for getting off the waitlist. I am not in school, so I don't have new grades to report, but my PI at my research job said that I will likely be published on two or more papers before matriculation. Is this worth mentioning?
Thanks a lot!
After the interview my interviewer told me that it had gone extremely well and that he was very hopeful to see me next year. He also emailed me post-interview reiterating these sentiments. I was subsequently waitlisted by this school. It was a completely open-file interview, so it seems like there shouldn't have been any part of my application not yet seen before the interview? And this is a school that screens very intensely before handing out secondaries/invitations. Is it likely that I was interviewing for the waitlist to begin with? Could I have done something wrong during the interview day outside of the interview? Perhaps on the tour?
I would love to hear any tips or strategies for getting off the waitlist. I am not in school, so I don't have new grades to report, but my PI at my research job said that I will likely be published on two or more papers before matriculation. Is this worth mentioning?
Thanks a lot!