Spacing out interviews?

[virtuoso735]

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So in the past week I've received four interview invites, and while I could potentially schedule them all in September (and I would to do this), finances are a problem and I don't think it's financially smart to book 4 flights + hotel rooms for one month. What I'm thinking of doing is to schedule two interviews in September, and two in October. If I get into a school in September, I will likely cancel my October interviews unless I happen to not like the school very much.

Would I be at a disadvantage if I choose to interview in October if I am sent an invite in July/August? If I get waitlisted at my September schools, how long would I have to wait until I find out about getting off the waitlist? Would I have to wait until the end of the cycle, or do people get off the waitlist throughout the cycle?

 

[selttiks288]

I think October is still early in the game. Even November is probably still fine.

 

[azide10]

I scheduled 2 interviews in a cluster early in September. Luckily these are 2 schools I would like to go to and they got to me early. Next I scheduled in later September and will probably attend regardless of my results at the first 2 if I have them back. Hopefully I can wrap up an acceptance with one of the 3 and call it quits, or at least be very selective from that point on. I don't see how anyone can just grab up all the early interviews, between either job/finances/school or any combo it seems like too much to juggle.

Remember if you're interviewing in Sept or Oct these schools likely still have not even interviewed enough people to fill their class. Maybe even Nov. sounds like good odds to me.

 

[dntke1518]

You should be fine, and its probably best that you space them out a bit so you don't get burned out.

 

[m2k]

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[LifeTake2]

Just to help with a couple of questions I see in various replies:

1) depending on the school you should know in 2-4 weeks most of the time if you got rejected, or accepted. Being either held for review or waitlisted.

2) If you are good but not good enough, many schools will just sit on your application and keep reviewing periodically. This can last until Spring in case they don't find anyone better.

3) Ultimately, if they have a waitlist it can run until after classes start next Aug.

I'd do your two best, then schedule the others about a month out. Hopefully you will have an acceptance and can choose, or just go to the others.

 

[virtuoso735]

2) If you are good but not good enough, many schools will just sit on your application and keep reviewing periodically. This can last until Spring in case they don't find anyone better.

This is for interview invites right? I should know about accept/waitlist/reject for any school at which I interview within a few weeks?

 

[selttiks288]

This is for interview invites right? I should know about accept/waitlist/reject for any school at which I interview within a few weeks?

Stalking last years threads almost everyone seemed to get a response in 2-3 weeks with a month at the latest after an interview. I think theyre referring to schools sitting on your app pre-interview.

 

[MedPR]

I'm doing them all as early as possible. Right now I have three scheduled; 8/28, 9/13, 9/17.

 

[Napoletana1007]

Me too... Doing them early, 8/22, 8/30, 9/19. I want to know all my options before I shell out a huge deposit. My top schools haven't sent out invites yet.

 

[WorldChanger36]

If you can afford it the earlier the better. You never know what is going to come up later...

 

[MedPR]

If you can afford it the earlier the better. You never know what is going to come up later...

0% interest credit card is saving me right now. Going to pay it all off before we matriculate and I have 18 months of 0%.