PhD Graduate Student applicants have rated the interview process at MIT with 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 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PhD Graduate Student roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MIT overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MIT as a PhD Graduate Student according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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Online application including Statement of Objectives, CV, 3 Letters of Recommendation, and short response questions about fairly basic things like research interests and summary of awards/recognition. Notified via email unofficially of acceptance on February 9th. No interview, however some applicants did require an interview. Seems to be a case by case basis for interviews.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2013
Interview
I had an interview with the professor I ended up working for. I discussed my research interests and previous work experience. I also discussed potential projects I could be involved in during my Phd.