MIT Research Analyst interview experience

That said, once I got into the details, the hardest part wasn’t the interview mechanics—it was figuring out which projects and which leadership would actually be a good match.

There was also a coding challenge as part of the evaluation. Compared with the earlier back-and-forth, that part felt more objective and higher stakes, since it directly tested a concrete skill.

The overall difficulty came out as average, and by the end I felt like I had done what the process required. I didn’t end up getting an offer, and my reflection was that even when communication is easy and the logistics feel