一般性问题包括以下几个方面，其实我觉得电面最主要的是想看看你的英语水平，其次才是你的兴趣专业是否与他的对口，就是你是不是他们想要的学生，以下问题大家还是提前想想准备好，做个提纲就行，不要背诵，美国的老师一看就知道你是不是背诵的。
1.Where are you from?
2.How about the weather here today?
3.Where are you now?
4.What are you doing just now?
5.Please introduce yourself.
What do you do in your spare time? what's your hobby?
What is your favorites? (maybe)
6. Who are your recommedors?
7.what are you going to do here?
What's your plan in this univ.?
8.why pursue phd?
9.问你有无教书、主持会议的经验。
10.你有无同学在此校就读。
11.你为何选择此校，有无选择别的学校? 你对本校和其他学校的看法。?
12.Please tell me your working experience.
13.What do you plan to do in the future?
14.If we give you this offer, will you accept it?
15.if I give you offer, will you come in July/june?
16. Why are you going to USA not staying your homeland to study?
17. Did you use any English textbook in classes?
18. Will you like to study in a small but with high quality university or a
big university like Harvard or Princeton?
19. How about your abblity to be a teaching assistant?
20.有无任何问他的问题。
一般性专业问题：
special interests of field?
1. What is your major, why are you choose this major?
2. what is your special interests of field?
3.你做的课题的具体内容，结论，得到的评价，自己感觉有何不足。
4.What kind of courses have you taken?(better prepare some words to explain
your major courses)
5. Do you have any special or excellent idea during your research experience?
6. 问你感兴趣的faculty和research group.
通过上面对申请美国研究生时常见的26 个电话面试问题的介绍，相信对于很多计划申请美国研究生的人来说，在准备研究生面试问题的时候，可以根据自己的申请情况来提前做好准备。