Do graduate school admissions require an interview?

cosmicfish
Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:44:01 +0000

Sometimes. Sometimes not. I cannot comment on those schools specifically, but I was admitted to some schools without an interview, while others asked for one (either phone, or they paid for the trip). In no case was it an explicitly technical interview, just a chance for the prospective advisor to talk to the prospective student and see if interests lined up. Generally speaking, if you follow what they are saying then you’ve passed the technical part of the interview.