I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Boston University (Boston, MA) in Mar 2013
Interview
I basically applied for a PhD in systems engineering in Boston University and many other universities. The department of Systems Engineering at BU was extremely fast, responsive and supportive. Two months later I was invited for an open house graduation. They booked my flight and hotel. I attended a three day graduate open house. It started with a dinner in a Japanese restaurant with a small group of friendly professors, the program director and other candidates. The day after we took a tour to see different labs and also we had 1:1 interviews with some potential advisers of our choice.
Individual faculty interviews with principal investigators where they ask you questions based on your experience and their own background. They try to match based on which program you want to join. Current students facilitate getting you to and from each interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe undergraduate research challenges and how you overcame them
Submit the application through the system, and waiting for the response. After the interview, you will get the result soon. It would be better if you could get a referral from your friend or classmates.
Graduate Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Boston University with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Research Assistant roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston University overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston University as a Graduate Research Assistant according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
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