Student - Asked questions about work, why interested in attending, areas of interest, etc.
Interview relatively short (about 30 - 40 min).
UROP - Asked some questions about background, what sort of things I was interested in, got to interview after sending email expressing interest in working with professor, later applied for funding for project + made a proposal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are so interested in <subject1>, why are you interested in majoring in <subject2> instead?
Applied to get Direct Funding by writing a page-long proposal including a Title, Project Overview (including expected outcomes), Personal Responsibilities & Tentative Work Plan, and Personal Statement introducing background and interests.