Hey guys and girls,

So, I got an e-mail today at 3pm telling me that the university would like me to come for an interview. Grand. Brilliant. Firstly, though, they called me 'Jake', which isn't my name, so I had to e-mail back to double-check that it was meant for me. By 4pm I found it was meant for me, and the e-mail had a hyperlink with the suggested meeting attached (you know, the ones in the outlook program). The link says 22/04/2015 at 8am. This is in Newcastle and I'm in Coventry. I also have a 5000 word essay due on Thursday. There's no way I can make that at such short notice (literally do not have the money) and even if I did I've had no time to prepare, so I'd bomb hard.

Surely this can't be right? I've never heard of a PhD interview being such short notice. Anyone else have any experience with this?

I'm freaking out here.