Congrats arnold philips!!!!!!!!!!!! yay u got in! well they probably will have an orientation session with all the new ppl so probably something casual but i dont know for sure i hope someone answers that knows! but i just wanted to make a post to say congratulations !!! :)
If you're already accepted, don't worry too much. More than likely, they will be trying to sell the school to you, not the other way around - they see you as a valuable candidate for their program and want to get you in before you accept anywhere else. Be ready to talk, try to get a good sleep the night before, dress professionally, but don't stress about it. Also, you might have some time with graduate students, which would be a great time to ask about things that professors may not have told you.
Depends on whether it's a group visit or an individual visit. If it's just you visiting, there will be a lot of flexibility since you'll pick when you come and get to tell them what it is you want to do. For example, you can tell them which faculty you want to meet with, ask to be set up with grad students for lunch/dinner, possibly even stay with grad students, and ask to attend a grad seminar or two.
FWIW, I visited almost every program I got into and then enrolled at the one PhD program I didn't visit. I'd already met my advisor and knew his personality, but also had talked to former and current grad students there about their experiences. When I was on these visits, it was really about me trying to decide if they were the right place. They weren't so concerned with learning more about me because I'd already been admitted and offered funding (not just for the program but also for the visit).
The visit is less about you & more about pitching the program TO you, at least in my department. By the time someone has been accepted, it's too late to say 'Wow, you're a real jerk & we really don't want you in our program,' even if the current grad students are praying you'll turn down the offer. ;)
It varies from department to department, but for us, people usually stay with grad students, come to class, have dinner with current students, lunch with the professors, etc. It's a chance for our admits to see how our program meshes, how we work things, etc. in both more 'formal' environments (seminar, lunching with the profs) and more relaxed (going out with just the grad students).
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FWIW, I visited almost every program I got into and then enrolled at the one PhD program I didn't visit. I'd already met my advisor and knew his personality, but also had talked to former and current grad students there about their experiences. When I was on these visits, it was really about me trying to decide if they were the right place. They weren't so concerned with learning more about me because I'd already been admitted and offered funding (not just for the program but also for the visit).
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It varies from department to department, but for us, people usually stay with grad students, come to class, have dinner with current students, lunch with the professors, etc. It's a chance for our admits to see how our program meshes, how we work things, etc. in both more 'formal' environments (seminar, lunching with the profs) and more relaxed (going out with just the grad students).
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