University of Texas at Austin·Research Analyst

University of Texas at Austin Research Analyst interview experience

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United StatesPosted Apr 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

For the PhD track, the “process” felt less like an interview and more like an admissions packet.

As an international student, I had to put together transcripts, a focused statement of purpose aimed at the specific fields, TOEFL scores, GRE scores including the subject test, and recommendation letters.

There wasn’t an actual interview where I’d sit down and answer questions, and later it matched what I’d heard about admissions: if you were admitted to grad school, the evaluation phase was really about assessing your fit with the group you’d be joining, especially in the natural sciences. It still felt structured—people were welcoming and even went out of their way to make the experience

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