Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 2 giorni. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Caltech (California) (Pasadena, CA) nel mese di gen 2011
Colloquio
Causal conversation with a bunch of professors in my department. No technical questions are asked -- the "technical" part is assessed during the CV-reading phase of recruitation. The professors want to see whether you "fit in" with the spirit of the school. That means that you need to be smart, confident about your skills, and most of all passionate about science. Broad knowledge about random scientific topics was definitely a plus. If you can hold a conversation about science with a specialist for half an hour, you'll be fine.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
What are you interested in scientifically, describe your favorite research projects, generic talk about my research area.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. La procedura ha richiesto 4 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Caltech (California) nel mese di feb 2026
Colloquio
A 1.5-day campus visit, where each candidate gets paired with three faculties of interest, and have 30-minute 1-on-1 conversations with them. Among the three faculties, one of them will be an "interviewer" and the conversation is treated like an interview. They basically ask something about the classes you have taken, and then ask you to give a short talk/presentation.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. La procedura ha richiesto 3 mesi. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Caltech (California) (Pasadena, CA) nel mese di feb 2014
Colloquio
After submitting my application online, I was contacted by one of the Professors I had expressed interest in working with. He asked if we could have a Skype interview. The interview was informal and we mostly discussed my previous research experience and reasons for wanting to start a Ph.D. program at Caltech.
