I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Stanford University (Stanford, CA) in Sep 2010
Interview
The interview process begins when you are admitted as a graduate student. In order to be admitted you have to submit an application. Then if you're in the idea is to find an advisor willing to fund you. In order to get hired by a research group you will have to work on a project for a quarter and try to impress the professor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had to develop an advection code during the quarter that is able to account for shocks.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stanford University (Stanford, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Interviewing for a position in a lab, as a PhD student. I was asked about my interests, why I wanted to do a PhD in this field. We then had a technical discussion where the Professor quizzed me about various engineering related aspects of a project
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your long-term goals? What do you want to do with the skills you acquire during the PhD?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Stanford University
Interview
I sent my resume and they called me in for an interview. The interview felt semi-formal, they seemed to just want to know who I was and what my interests were in. It was very simple and not as intimidating as I would have expected.
