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2. I know this question may have different answers based on the schools. But can you please help me give me a rough idea of:
• What is the approx time taken by the school to respond either in positive or negative?
• If the answer is positive, then how much time is given to appear for the interview?
It really depends on school. For instance, I have applied and received an interview notice within a week to one school. After the interview, I was told that the answer will be within two weeks. So it will total 3-4 weeks from applying to receiving the final answer. On the other hand, I applied to another school back in December and received an offer for the interview only yesterday. Due to the alumnus from my country/state being away, I will have an interview only at the end of February. And who knows when they will give me the answer. In the best scenario it will take 2,5 months. Thus, the range of time taken by schools to respond can be anywhere from 4 weeks to 3+ months.
So far my impression is that bigger schools work faster.