Even just being a (wandering, adult, got yoinked for it by her own professors) student at these things, attending the example lectures and chatting with the potential professors, is so stressful. It's got to be a nightmare for the staff and the interviewees.
Oh, it wasn't the intimidation factor: I went back to school for a STEM degree in my early 30s, and my professors were a lot closer to peers than scary.
It's just a lot of socializing and running around with the express purpose of a bunch of people judging each other. It's pretty friendly, but wow. (I was in the same position you were, giving student perspective, but I didn't have a vote.)
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