How to Prepare for Your PhD/Masters Admissions Interview |How I Prepared for my Yale PhD Interview

[@isabellegagnon3146]

Thank you so much!! I can't believe there is someone like you posting such good quality content on admissions the exact year that I am applying. Your work is truly invaluable!

[@KaelynGraceApple]

This warms my heart! Thank you so much for this comment!

[@anqihu3446]

Got an interview w/ Yale coming up next week and glad that I found this video! Been real nervous about it and now feeling much better :)

[@KaelynGraceApple]

Good luck!!! 🍀

[@tiffanytan7143]

Thank you for this video!!! And big YES to a video on universities' selection process! :)

[@KaelynGraceApple]

[@EmphaticTrain]

Wow...this literally came at the most perfect time, I have an interview tomorrow morning. Thank you very much 🙏🏼

[@KaelynGraceApple]

I hope it went well!!!

[@abrards]

Just came across your channel and wanted to say thank you for being generous enough to share your knowledge and experience with everyone. It gives me a lot of hope for the future of academia to see people like you taking this kind of initiative. Hope you're having a great time at Yale!!

[@Somdattaaa]

Thank you so much.Your videos are always so helpful. As an undergrad your videos give a clear idea of what to expect post graduation.

[@KaelynGraceApple]

[@Dasistwunderbar928]

I have an interview next week for an MA program in history with an opportunity to be full funded and I’m so glad that I found your video which is absolutely helpful! Thank you! 🙏💪🏼

[@KaelynGraceApple]

That’s fantastic! Fingers crossed for you!!

[@yuzejia6895]

Thank you so much for this video, going to have my master interview this afternoon. Really helpful and make me relax.

[@sebastiangutierrez6424]

In one of my PhD applications I had 3 interviews (I applied for a PhD in Applied Math). The fist one was with a research scientist in the research group I wanted to applied for. Prior to the first interview they first asked for a bunch of info about my courses and my publications and so on. On the first interview they mostly helped me with my statement of purpose and asked me if I had any questions of the research group and how they work. The second interview was with a professor of the math department and it was a test. They gave me a list of subjects and a week for study. On the day of the interview, the professor shared her screen and we discussed the solutions to problems and basic definitions. They just wanted to verify my math level. The third interview was administrative, this uni is in Saudi Arabia, so they wanted to know if I could fit living in their campus.

[@KaelynGraceApple]

Sounds like an intense process but thank you so much for sharing!

[@sebastiangutierrez6424]

@@KaelynGraceApple It was!! Specially the "academic" interview where I was required to ask math questions. It was a 30-45 minutes interview where I had four test with five questions each. The subjects were Calculus (one and several variables) combined with differential equations, Algebra, Probability and Statics and Discrete Math. I had to review around 8 books for preparing.

[@KaelynGraceApple]

@@sebastiangutierrez6424 that sounds so nerve wracking 😅

[@schmetterling4477]

@@sebastiangutierrez6424 That's weird. Why would you ask a math major trivial high school kinds of questions? That's not what university level mathematics is.

[@sebastiangutierrez6424]

@@schmetterling4477 I'm not sure what you mean by high school mathematics. To be fair, the questions could have been answered by a physicist or maybe an engineer with a serious interest for mathematics.

[@daphnejoslyn9933]

I have an interview next week for my PhD program. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@BenGohsTo]

Thank you so much! I’m a history undergrad and your videos have really helped me in both preparing for, and envisioning a future in graduate studies.

[@KaelynGraceApple]

For how to get in touch with advisors prior to applying for you PhD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIi9mnxjjpWEoZo

[@dalyamou123]

This video is so enlightening and informative! I really appreciate you uploading this! 😍 thank you for covering very pertinent and important topics!

[@porshemaysonet1540]

I’m hoping I get an interview. Mid January. It’s February and I still didn’t hear anything back yet I’m freaking out

[@elgandul]

This is so helpful! Your videos have been very reassuring during my process. You're a queen.

[@Mariegilbert12345]

Sometimes the case is you don’t get to choose who to speak to. They assign five profs to meet you, then they decide amongst themselves who wants to take you on.

[@PranavaPakala]

your content is always so incredibly useful.. looking forward to the research masterclass..

[@KaelynGraceApple]

Aw thank you for saying that!

[@Sunshinechicc]

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[@KaelynGraceApple]

♥️ thank you!!!

[@maiahakkerman265]

I have had a couple oxbridge interviews and this is really spot on!

[@schmetterling4477]

It's the same everywhere. They want to know if you are good enough to get the work done. What else would you expect?

[@vivianvk4545]

Thank you so much! :) I am an undergrad, History Major. After graduating, hopefully, I will be able to pursue a Master's.

[@KaelynGraceApple]

i have many videos coming up which are meant to help undergrads!

[@vivianvk4545]

​@@KaelynGraceApple I am so glad that I stumbled upon your channel. Thank you for all your hard work. Looking forward to those videos. :) Love from Canada

[@yournextsmile]

Thank you so much for this video. I have two phd interviews coming up and I'm super on edge about it but this helped alot

[@KaelynGraceApple]

I'm so glad it helped! Good luck!! Let me know how it goes!!

[@anishlamsongrai]

For which courses are you going to have interviews?

[@yournextsmile]

@@KaelynGraceApple I definitely will!!

[@yournextsmile]

@@anishlamsongrai For Counseling Psychology

[@ireshachamindi1108]

Content is extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing... :)

[@zhangtong2179]

Thanks for your video, which is really useful.

[@KaelynGraceApple]

♥️ I’m so glad

[@abrards]

It would be really useful if you could also give advice on negotiating funding packages. Not sure if you already have a video on this (will check now), thanks!!

[@KaelynGraceApple]

unfortunately, in the humanities there is not much room to negotiate so I personally lack experience on that front

[@bestiee4ever]

Hi Kaelyn!! Thank you so much for this video. How far in advance would you recommend contacting professors who you would like to work with before the application period to a PhD program? Is a year in advance too much time?

[@KaelynGraceApple]

I have a video on this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIi9mnxjjpWEoZo! I recommend contacting them in August

[@mishabbinhamzae]

Hi, hope you are doing well, I am having an interview at the Graduate School of Arts and Science Yale, scheduled within ten days for a PhD. They have scheduled it in the Department of History through Zoom I'm a little nervous. Rn. It's helping me a lot. Humble requests if any suggestions right this time.

[@sydneypons1650]

I have two coming up!!!

[@anishlamsongrai]

Kaelyn, Thanks for making informative videos for graduate admission! I liked your later part of the video(after the fifth tip). I have two questions-1. Do the biological sciences have admission interviews(if yes, who conducts the interview( the admission committee or the faculty)? 2. Is it better to communicate with the admission committee or the faculties?(since the admission committee always asks to submit the application(regardless of the greater chances of getting admitted).

[@KaelynGraceApple]

I personally do not possess knowledge on whether biological science programs will require interviews, though often interviews are required by specific departments and not by others. As for you second question, it depends on the question. If you have a question about your application, ask the DGS. For program questions or specific questions related to you potential advisor, you may email them - though be cognizant of the timing!

[@anishlamsongrai]

@@KaelynGraceApple Thank you, Kaelyn!

[@n.m.9938]

On Tuesday I have my first Cognitive Neurosciences PhD interview 😭😭😭

[@montage1926]

How's the PhD going 😃

[@betul9395]

how will we lean who will be interviewer ? should we ask to university when we got interview information mail?

[@historia7609]

Thank you for the video! I applied to Yale history department this year, and currently waiting for an interview, which I have not received a formal request :( Is interview mandatory in the Yale admission process? If it is, I'd be pretty devastated :/

[@xbox360man9991]

Did all of your History PhD program apps do interviews as a required part of the application process?

[@KaelynGraceApple]

Only yale required an interview as far as I know

[@piipstick]

Hi - just wondering if Yale mid-January interview is always standard?

[@KaelynGraceApple]

Depends on the department

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[@KaelynGraceApple]

Check out acceptedconsulting.com/graduate

[@domi11jb]

What does short listed mean?

[@KaelynGraceApple]

This means they have narrowed down their original list of applicants