Interview over Teams. They asked me about my goals and why academia vs industry. Asked about future life goals and relocation. Some technical questions were asked in the middle of the discussion but nothing too difficult.
I applied online. I interviewed at University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) in Feb 2026
Interview
1 hour long, it was basically just a chat with the adcom to see if I am able to hold a conversation and articulate why I want to go to school. It was more conversational than behavioral
Easy peasy - just got asked a few questions about why I wanted to be here, and then I chatted with the interviewer who was very nice. I felt like it was more of a conversation than an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you like Charlottesville / what brings you here?