<p>I am an international student and i applied to a few microbiology programs this year. I'll be having my first phone interview tomorrow. Since, I don't know who i will be interviewing with,i am a little bit worried. What should i expect? Only questions about my previous research? How should i prepare for the interview? Am i supposed to read some papers for all the faculty (23)? Any advice will be much appreciated. Thank you</p>
<p>You can’t really prepare for interview, since most of time it will not go the way you plan. Beside, if you prepare too much, it would feel that you have rehearsed the whole conversation. Just be confident, be natural, and be familiar with your research when asked. I don’t think you will be expected to know faculty’s research, perhaps a general idea would help. And always listen carefully!</p>