I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA) in Mar 2012
Interview
I emailed my resume to the supervisor along with my schedule. She replied with a time to meet for an interview. The interview was pretty basic and the attendees included myself, my intended supervisor, and my supervisor's boss. They were both really friendly. Minimum questions were asked, and it was mostly small talk about school and managing that with work. It was a very easy interview.