Exercise before Interview for PhD

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Hello all,

I am quite stressed since I have received an exercise to be done for my PhD application. It is a very difficult one which requires also that I learn a new programing language. Even if I am able to make the exercise it does´t mean that they will take me. I might then be invited for a personal interview and then maybe we talk about the conditions.
Did this happen to anyone? I haven´t heard that this happened to anybody.

Thank you very much in advance for your response.

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Sympathy bump. I've never heard of this being asked for before.

Ian (Mackem _Beefy)

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Seems a bit harsh, considering PhDs are supposed to be about training, not testing what you already know or can learn in a week. I've never heard of this.

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