How to Prepare for Your PhD Interview (Questions and Answers)

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How To Get Into Graduate School Series: How to Prepare for Your PhD Interview. Graduate School Interview Tips and Tricks. Examples of the 5 most commonly asked PhD interview questions and answers. Check out more tips for PhD interviews: https://youtu.be/SQQBtNAqZHw?si=a8H7KkLYw5Z6tZw5 Hi all! We are Alexus and Michi (an American German International LGBT PhD Couple). In this video, we tell you what to expect in your graduate school interview and teach you how to crush your grad school interviews! Watch to prepare for the 5 most common graduate school interview questions and hear example answers. TIMESTAMPS: 01:00: Purpose of PhD Admission Interviews 04:07 Common Interview Questions 04:35 Tell me about yourself... 07:36 Why do you want to go to graduate school? 10:14 What are your strengths and weaknesses? 13:09 Why our school/program/lab? 14:53 Prior research experience List of example questions that can help you while preparing: 1. **Tell me about yourself** 2. **Why did you choose to apply to our school/program?** 3. Why should we accept you? How will you contribute? 4. **How have your previous research experiences prepared you for graduate school?** 5. Why are you interested in this field? 6. **What are your career goals, and how will this program help you achieve them?** 7. **What are your research interests?** 8. Tell me about a time you failed. 9. Describe your greatest accomplishment. 10. Where else are you applying? Name of one or two schools where you’ve applied but mention why this school remains your top choice, why you want to study here. The interviewers would want to be rather certain that if they extend an offer, you’ll accept it. But what makes yours particularly appealing to me is [SPECIFIC EXAMPLE].” 11. What are your hobbies and interests? 12. What have you been reading? 13. **What are your strengths and weaknesses?** 14. How do you work in a team setting? 💌 FREE STARTER GUIDE Kick off your grad school application with confidence with the free beginner's guide to graduate school applications. 👉 Download it here: https://alexus-cazares.kit.com/9dae8f1b9d 🧠 GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION BLUEPRINT (FULL TOOLKIT – $20) Ready to level up your application materials and submit a benchmark application? Get my full downloadable blueprint, with specific examples and video walkthroughs. 👉 Get the Grad School Application Blueprint here: https://alexus-cazares.kit.com/products/the-graduate-school-application-blueprint 🗣️ 1-on-1 COACHING Need personalized support from someone who's been there? Book a coaching session with me to get tailored feedback on your SOP, CV, or application strategy. 👉 Book here: alexuscazares.com/graduate-school-coaching Related videos: How to Email Potential Advisors: https://youtu.be/oZH4Tw-RrvI?feature=shared Ultimate Guide to Creating a CV: https://youtu.be/Wq3r9m6DlO4?feature=shared How to Write A Statement of Purpose (SOP): https://youtu.be/3ejMdAcoe48?feature=shared How to Apply to University of Hawaii at Manoa for Graduate School: https://youtu.be/_V3eg3ndLpU?feature=shared Who are we?? We are Alexus and Michi: PhD students and an international (Mexican American German) LGBT couple at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, located in Honolulu, Hawaii (Oahu). Alexus is a fifth year PhD student studying Biological Oceanography (Marine Ecology, Deep-sea Biology) and Michi is a fifth year PhD student studying Second Language Studies (Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching). 🔴 Subscribe for more vlogs about our life as PhD students in Hawai'i: https://www.youtube.com/@alexusandmichi/?sub_confirmation=1 📸 Connect with us on Instagram and TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/alexuscazares/ https://www.instagram.com/michaelanu/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alexuscazares 🧋You can now buy us a Boba, eeeek: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexusandmichi 🌊 Check out our Etsy store (studyWave): https://www.etsy.com/shop/studyWave #phdinterview #gradschoolinterview