In this episode, Yuchen Tian (@yuchen_rachel) is inviting Tihitina Berkele, Roya Mohammadsadegh (@RoyaMsadegh) and Aliah Zewail, who recently went through their nerve-racking PhD interviews, to chat about their experiences and share tips for you! You will hear about how to prepare for a 1:1 chat with faculty members, how to ask great questions to current graduate students, and, most importantly, how to behave well in the interview-day social events! Here is a mix of international students and domestic students, and half-and-half introvert vs. extrovert. Come to hear what they say!

Time codes of the discussion questions: 2:06 What was your most memorable experience in your PhD interview?

04:54 What is a general format of the interview?

08:15 How to prepare for the interview?

11:30 Should I know other faculty other than my future advisor?

19:20 Why will I meet the current grad students? What questions should I ask them?

29:08 Aliah's advice about asking people about their suggestions about first-year experiences

31:00 How to prepare for the interview day mentally? What if I am so anxious?

36:15 How to rock the social events if I am an introvert?

40:55 One tip from each one to your future interview day!