Pro practicePhD admission practice interview
Research proposal, research experience, departmental fit, independence and communication. Practise the 6 questions admissions panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the programme
A PhD admission interview helps a department decide whether you can carry out several years of independent research. The panel looks closely at your research proposal, your past research experience, how well your work fits the department and supervisors, and how clearly you explain complex ideas.
How to prepare
- Know your research proposal inside out, including its question, methods and limits.
- Read the recent work of your likely supervisors and know how your project connects to it.
- Prepare to explain your past research, what went wrong and what you learnt.
- Practise explaining your project in plain words for someone outside your field.
- Think about what you will need to do the research, such as data, equipment or fieldwork access.
Common mistakes
- Having a proposal that is too broad to finish in the time available.
- Getting defensive when the panel challenges your methods.
- Not knowing the work of the people you hope will supervise you.
What to expect
A real admissions interview
6 questions the way admissions panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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