reach2bhush
Hi all R2 applicants,
Do not lose hope. I got an interview invite last week. Will be visiting Ithaca next week. Anybody who recently interviewed at Ithaca, can you please share your experience?
Thanks.
I just interviewed last Friday,
It was with a 2nd year, and exactly what everyone has said and what the guide said on clear admit, only easier.
The standard q's:
Walk me through your resume
Why Johnson?
Why now?
What schools did you apply to?
5 yr plan, 10 yr plan.
Difficult coworker.
Example of how I lead
Pursuade someone at work
Etc.
I heard a lot of people were pretty uneasy about the "what other schools and why?" question. Some tried to be diplomatic and beat around the bush in answering, but they interviewer just said "but really... Tell me which other schools?
My answer was very straightforward, I said "ten schools. I have never applied to grad school before, this is my first time, all I knew was that schools accept about 16%, so 10 seemed like I would at least get accepted by 2. It was definitely a challenge to finish all the apps, but I did and accomplished my goal, and I'm glad I gave myself so many options." she just said "well done, that's a lot of work" and we moved on.
So hopefully that was a good answer, we'll see next week if it was.