MIT·Research Analyst

MIT Research Analyst interview experience

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United StatesPosted Feb 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an email after I applied to a department program, where I was invited to a Skype interview with faculty.

I’d referenced a particular faculty member in my statement of purpose, and I thought I’d be speaking directly about his lab, but I learned the session was actually a departmental-level interview that covered more than any single lab. The framing surprised me, and the faculty interviewer also told me they’d changed the policy that year.

The interview itself was casual and fairly quick—around half an hour. I mainly talked through my prior research experience, and he asked questions to understand it in context. It felt like the conversation was more about fit and clarity than anything deeply

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