Graduate Student applicants have rated the interview process at University of Virginia with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at University of Virginia as a Graduate Student according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 29%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Personality test: 14%
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Easy peasy - just got asked a few questions about why I wanted to be here, and then I chatted with the interviewer who was very nice. I felt like it was more of a conversation than an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you like Charlottesville / what brings you here?
I applied online. I interviewed at University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) in Feb 2026
Interview
1 hour long, it was basically just a chat with the adcom to see if I am able to hold a conversation and articulate why I want to go to school. It was more conversational than behavioral
Interview over Teams. They asked me about my goals and why academia vs industry. Asked about future life goals and relocation. Some technical questions were asked in the middle of the discussion but nothing too difficult.