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  • Duke University Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Psychology School
  • Durham, NC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about yourself?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What questions do you have for me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What are your research interests?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I can't think of one particular question but I was asked several questions about my honors thesis which seemed to go very well as I was studying the same concepts as my POI." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What questions do you have for me? My interview with the Psych Chair was all my questions, and I struggled to have a half hour worth of questions!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I talked with a graduate student for a few hours and read up on the program and some of the research. I wasn't as prepared as I probably should have been." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The campus and the research/clinical opportunities." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The atmosphere just didn't quite fit me. It seemed a bit too prim and proper, but I am VERY laid back." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my POI probably wasn't accepting students. I probably wouldn't have made the trip had I known." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall the interview was good. It was three interviews and then we were just in a waiting room, but it wasn't bad and we did have people pop in to talk with us or take us on tours or things of that nature. I wish I had known about my POI before coming, but what can you do? Also, if you get lost on campus, do not ask people where the Psych building is because no one knows! I found that out the hard way!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/19/2007

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

9 out of 10

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