<p>If a school invites you for an interview and doesn't disclose how many students who make it to interviews get offers, is it okay to ask?</p>
<p>I know you're curious but thats not something you should ask.</p>
<p>I did some search in internet and there was no one figure. The figure I have seen and wish to happen is 50% of those interviewd are accepted. Is that right for all the programs? I dont know. Maybe others know.
=Motso</p>
<p>In biology, the worst rate that I have heard (some schools volunteer this info) was ~70%. Why would they pay to fly you out if they weren't seriously considering you?</p>
<p>I'm sure you can guess that phone interviews are less likely to lead to acceptances, and that international students are less likely to be admitted in general for funding reasons.</p>
<p>I agree with motso. It absolutely varies from program to program. I have done extensive research on each program that I interviewed at. At each one, either the grad students volunteered the information or someone asked. It was 12/14 or something for most interviews and 50% for the schools at which the competition was a little higher (eg. Stanford).At Stanford, there was 24 for us, and a professor said blatantly that there was only going to be 12 accepted. (However, I think they ended up accepting a few more.)</p>
<p>drosophilist, I think it is absolutely appropriate to ask the question, as long as you phrase it right. Don't just come out all of a sudden and ask "So what are my chances?" Start a conversation about when you'll hear back regarding decisions, etc, and then follow up by asking "So how many has the school typically accepted during past years?" Try the grad students first (who probably know the answer), and if that doesn't work, ask an administrator or faculty who looks like he/she's on the admissions committee. I think most people take this question as a sign that you are serious about coming to the school.</p>
<p>Thanks l3monkid! Unfortunately as an international student, I won't have access to any current grad students until I get an offer but I have another interview with someone on the admissions committee who will hopefully raise the process from the interview question towards the end, where hopefully I'll be able to slip it in!</p>
<p>Weill Cornell told me in my "wait list" letter that they accepted less than half of interviewees (for Neuro)</p>
<p>My question is regarding the international students who are either not interviewed or interviewed on phone. What are the acceptance rates for phone interviews?</p>
<p>I think with phone interviews, or even international students for that matter, it's a whole different tier and you have to analyze it in a whole different way. First of all, the whole "what are my chances" analogy doesn't really pan out because on a phone interview, you can't talk with the other applicants and see where you stand. You really walk out of it having no idea how you did in comparison. That is, even if they were accepting, say, 10/20 students, you would have absolutely no clue where you stand amongst those 10.</p>
<p>I'm also an international students, and I've done both in-person and phone interviews. I opted for the second one for one of the schools, and I completely regret it. I thought I did superb (that's what my interviewees told me), but I didn't get in, and I have no clue why, whether it was because I messed up, because the competition was high, or because they just weren't accepting that many people. Thankfully that school was only my 3rd choice school and I ended up getting into my first choice.</p>