DonovanMS Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hi all, It might seem silly to ask, but I just thought I'd brainstorm with the community. I'd love to hear from those who've interviewed recently, which questions they felt most useful to drive the interview discussion. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SublimePZ Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not silly at all! A couple of topics to definitely cover (but not in question form): 1) School area + city - what is there to do, how does that professor like it, etc. 2) Current lab projects 3) What past students are up to after graduation 4) Research + Collaboration opportunities 5) Professor's own research 6) If this isn't answered on the website or elsewhere, TA opportunities? Fellowships? Scholarships? Financial Aid? 7) How are advisor-advisee relationships established? How are advisors chosen/assigned? 8) How close knit are the students? Student groups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanMS Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not silly at all! A couple of topics to definitely cover (but not in question form): 1) School area + city - what is there to do, how does that professor like it, etc. 2) Current lab projects 3) What past students are up to after graduation 4) Research + Collaboration opportunities 5) Professor's own research 6) If this isn't answered on the website or elsewhere, TA opportunities? Fellowships? Scholarships? Financial Aid? 7) How are advisor-advisee relationships established? How are advisors chosen/assigned? 8) How close knit are the students? Student groups? Thanks SublimePZ! These are awesome. I'm tempted to ask, did you put these questions to the test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SublimePZ Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Definitely. I didn't ask them all at the same interviews (I usually forgot, the conversation was going a different direction, etc.) but throughout the interviews I went to, I was able to ask all of those questions at least once. Certain questions may be more suited for asking the current grad students, however. Questions 1, 7, and 8 in particular. Some of my interviews just started with "I read the abstract of a paper of yours, could you elaborate on your research a bit more?" and ended with 45 minutes of the professor rambling on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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