no interview at all. just an offer. but the first year is very suffering. later on the research is quite suffering as well. people may be likely to choose to not accept this offer.

One-on-one. Easy. You will be notified as soon as your application is accepted. Usually, invitations are sent out to recruit students in the program but potential candidates are also separately reached out.

I'm interviewed by my POI, an assistant professor. I think the interview process depends on the professors. There is no technical question during my interview. Most of the things he asked about are about characteristics...