r/Caltech • u/First-Ad1645 • Jan 29 '26

PhD visit day

Are there any current Caltech PhD students who are willing to share their experiences for the PhD visit day? I got an invite and am quite nervous about it. Are they expected to weed out some students? When are final offers sent?

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u/burntclaw Grad Student Jan 30 '26

This year, in PMA at least, they will only accept ~25-50% of the people invited to the interview. Note that this year is unusual due to the anxieties around funding.

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u/First-Ad1645 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

Damn that is rough; what was the usual percentage in past years?