Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 1 día. Acudí a una entrevista en Penn State en mar 2009
Entrevista
Since I was applying for graduate students, most of questions were about what I did in the college. The professor, who is also the director of the program, asked me some questions about the basic concepts of the area. Then we moved our discussion from academic to the life in Penn state. It was very relaxing during the interview.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 3 días. Acudí a una entrevista en Penn State (State College, PA)
Entrevista
Included a phone interview then in-person interviews at Penn State (with a little bit of money to help with the travel, but not fully covered). The in-person interview was 3 nights and 2 days, with the first day being casual, and the second day full of one-on-one or group-on-one interviews with faculty members. I left feeling like I only had a little time to really chat with my person of interest, but ultimately the in-person is not about assessing your skills and more about assessing your personality and your inter-personal fit with the community that's already there.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Mostly they wanted to hear about research and what I want to study. Other times it was tough to get a word in because the faculty member would spend a lot of the (relatively little) time talking about her or his own research, so in those cases it was better to just ask an insightful question or end with a suggestion for future research.
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Penn State (State College, PA) en abr 2013
Entrevista
I emailed my potential advisor (one of the top people in my subfield) after I applied and he replied within eight minutes! We spoke twice on Skype and he was very interested and supportive of my plans. Later that month, I sneaked out on my lunch break and talked to the department chair and other faculty members, who were also very interested in my research and teaching plans. Later that week, I got an offer with a 15,000/year assistant-ship and $750 entrance scholarship. Several days later, I received confirmation that I would have a federal grant worth $20,000/year with $2,000 in conference travel, 1,000 in book allowance, and $600 in book allowance. Later that year, my advisor offered me $2,500 in summer teaching. Therefore, my total compensation is the same as when I was teaching prekindergarten in the South: 42,500.