- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- If you're not accepted into graduate school, what are your plans?
- What do you know about our program?
- Why did you choose to apply to our program?
- What other schools are you considering?
- In what ways have your previous experience prepared you for graduate study in our program?
- What do you believe your greatest challenge will be if you are accepted into this program?
- In college, what courses did you enjoy the most? The least? Why?
- Describe any research project you've worked on.
- How would your professors describe you?
- How will you be able to make a contribution to this field?
- What are your hobbies?
- Explain a situation in which you had a conflict and how you resolved it. What would you do differently? Why?
- Describe your greatest accomplishment.
- Tell me about your experience in this field. What was challenging? What was your contribution?
- What are your career goals? How will this program help you achieve your goals?
- What skills do you bring to the program?
- Why should we take you and not someone else?
- What do you do in your spare time?
For those who have already been through the interview process, are there any other additional questions you think I should add to my list?
I didn't have an interview for grad school, but as a grad student, I'd be interested to see some example job interview questions.
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