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UC San Diego interviews FAQs
PhD Student, Biology applicants have rated the interview process at UC San Diego with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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PhD interviews here are very similar to other schools. You will meet with 3-5 PIs and be asked about your research and they will likely tell you about their research (if they don't get that ball rolling, you should definitely ask!). Various presentations about living in San Diego, research ongoing here and what grad students are up to.