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it seems that many programs invite interviewees to submit a list of interviewers. is it advisable to suggest such a list? would we get completely random people otherwise?
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In general schools use those lists to match you up with people who will tickle your interests and make you want to come to their school. You will quickly learn on the interview trail that some interviews count for getting you in (usually with the directors or other MD/PhD staff), and some interviews are just science discussions. Those interviews usually don't matter unless you come off really bad, and in many cases you will hardly get a word in edgewise as the faculty member drones on about their lab and what they do (careful not to fall asleep for the boring ones!). In most cases, programs are careful to only let you meet with people you could end up rotating with, and due to this and availability reasons you may not get any of the people you select.
You really should submit a list for each school however. Just go through the faculty blurbs and start picking people if you don't know anyone. Part of how a school can evaluate you is how well your research interests match the strengths of their program. You can't pretend to be completely clueless about what research you want to do for a PhD, even if you are, because you had to be doing something as an undergrad.
You really should submit a list for each school however. Just go through the faculty blurbs and start picking people if you don't know anyone. Part of how a school can evaluate you is how well your research interests match the strengths of their program. You can't pretend to be completely clueless about what research you want to do for a PhD, even if you are, because you had to be doing something as an undergrad.
