<p>@seniorspring, 1) I’m from southern california so I feel like I should try to go somewhere new 2) I would like to have an opportunity to teach, where I’m not sure if I would get one if I went to a private institute like Scripps 3) Scripps got back to me last of all the schools I applied to, so maybe they’re not so enthusiastic about me? I figure there’s no point in cancelling on a school I’m just as interested in for a school that maybe isn’t so keen on me, especially since not all schools accept all of the applicants that interview.</p>
<p>Scripps is a fantastic institute though, and I’d be probably more partial to it if I weren’t from near the area.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from UCSD biochem? I think I saw one or two invites back in mid December on GradCafe but that is about it. I tried emailing over there the other day but never got a response.</p>
<p>Question for all, are you really supposed to send thank you notes/emails to professors you interviewed with? I think I heard something of that somewhere but that seems a bit odd to me.</p>
<p>@goose09 UCSD Chem & Biochem got back to me Dec. 15th. However, their hard deadline just passed and their websites says they do rolling offers. So, it may be early for you to get super worried.</p>
<p>should you e-mail a professor that you really would like to work for before your interview? would it be weird / rude to ask if they are currently taking new grad students? would it make it sound like you wouldn’t really be interested in attending unless they would take you?</p>
<p>^ i emailed a hand full of professors before my upcoming interviews. i write that i am interested in studying in their lab and ask if they are taking in new graduate students, also include my cv in the email. so far, i’ve got responses back from everyone i emailed. they have all been kind responses ranging from saying they are not taking in any new student, encouraging me to put them on their interview list, or asking me to just come stop by their offices during the interview if I don’t get them on my schedule.</p>
<p>From what I understand, the professor already knows the purpose of the interview (ie to see if you’re interested in their lab). I don’t think a professor would accept an interview if they have no room for a grad student, right?</p>
<p>For one of my interviews I gave them a list of my Top 5 professors, and they gave me an interview with Professors #2-4, indicating to me that my #1 choice probably had no room in his lab, etc.</p>
<p>Also, you could be making the opposite mistake by assuming they have room. I know a professor in my department that is interviewing people but doesn’t want any more grad students.</p>
<p>@Kutibah, I second OopsIdiditagain. I wouldn’t assume that just because the professor wasn’t available for interviews doesn’t mean they’re taking grad students. They might not have been available that day for various reasons. Also, just because a professor is interviewing doesn’t mean they’re taking students either. They might just happen to be on the admissions committee or were asked to interview students because they needed someone. I know someone who interviewed with professors who were definitely not taking students.</p>
<p>If you are going on an interview near your hometown, is it appropriate to ask for a return flight date that is later than the end of the interview session? I was thinking of visiting home when I went to an interview session that ends pretty early. I would of course be staying at my own house at no further costs to the department.</p>
<p>@lost in elysia yeah you can I asked the flight booker for my interview in Salt Lake City if I can delay the flight to explore the city on my own and he said no problem :)</p>
<p>jus got back from first interview weekend… 7 total 1on1 interviews… first 6 went great, legitimately was asked to outline Citric Acid cycle in my last interview of the day… I’m not joking…</p>
I asked the flight booker for my interview in Salt Lake City if I can delay the flight to explore the city on my own and he said no problem :)</p>