Application to get into the lab and school. Meeting with potential lab mates and professors. Written responses and statement of purpose based on my background and research. Visited campus to see if it was a fit
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2012
Interview
Very relaxed, not really interview, more like just chatting between friends. Just talk to professor about my interest and plan for my graduate school in the future.
Then talked about course work, my knowledge background, programming experience etc.
Since this is not like job interview in industry, and I am already enrolled in the graduate school.
It was online with the lab PI. The atmosphere was casual and friendly, and I did not feel nervous at all. The interviewee actually talked a lot and it was more of a conversation than an interview. He really just wanted to make sure I actually was interested in the research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about why you are interested in the lab? Do you have any relevant experience?
We had multiple faculties interview prospective students interviews back to back. It was a very streamlined process, however very limited time to make a decision. Although the entire recruitment period was planned very well by the staff, the short time window made it very stressful to talk to as many faculties as possible
