I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Virginia Tech (Washington, DC) in Feb 2011
Interview
I applied to that university online and after a few months I got emails from professor who are interested in my background. Usually professors will keep in touch through emails for a short period to select candidates. Then we scheduled a interview over the phone. The professor talked a lot on his own research as well as his team. He also asked me to briefly introduce my background on academic research. After that, he sent me several papers and set up a second phone call to to further evaluate my potentials based on my understanding of their papers. Not that difficult, but a fast progress to final decision making step.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you give a brief summary about those papers I send you?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) in Mar 2021
Interview
The interview is quite simple via Zoom. Another senior phd student also joins the interview. Professor is very friendly and make a self-introduction on him and his research team first.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Professor asks what is your research background and interest and why do you want to join his group. There is no specific technical challenging questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Virginia Tech
Interview
Skype interviews and questions about research interest. After reviewing academic credential faculty shortlisted students. Then take an interview one by one and select whos interest matches his one.
Skype interviews and questions about research interest. After reviewing academic credential faculty shortlisted students. Then take an interview one by one and select whos interest matches his one.
we discussed my background and my previous research experience. We also have discussed my future plan. What kind of research I interested in and what kind of job I wanted to pursue in the future.
