Do Universities usually invite people who want to join the same lab?

Graduate School
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<p>I've been invited to an interview at a University for graduate studies. I was wondering if universities will invite two people who want to join the same lab during the same graduate recruitment event?</p>

<p>I'm asking because the 20-something of us who will be going to visit the school during the graduate recruitment weekend have been introducing ourselves via email. There was an email from someone who sounds like they may be wanting to research the same things as I do and that makes me nervous.</p>

<p>Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Quite possibly. Being invited to interview isn’t a guarantee, and there could be two strong candidates they have to choose from.</p>

<p>Or perhaps that lab has multiple slots opening up and they’re hoping to bring you both in. :)</p>

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<p>Does the program in question have rotations?</p>

<p>Even if it does, I wouldn’t expect that anybody would notice or care. I wouldn’t stress out about it.</p>

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<p>I started at the same time as another student with the same PI, in a program without rotations. I think this is a very nice situation, because you tend to have the same (administrative problems) and you can help each other out :)</p>

<p>You may want to find out during interview weekend if there are multiple slots from the PI that you want to work with. It’s not that uncommon that a PI has money for two students (esp. if he is new).</p>

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<p>Great advice everyone! My interview is in a few short days.</p>

<p>Thanks!!! Hope everyone’s applications are going as well as they wish</p>

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<p>In 2009 we interviewed four people and invited two people into our lab (one came, one went to another uni). Last year we didn’t have any slots so we didn’t do any interviews in the lab. It really depends on space.</p>