I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Feb 2016
Interview
One-hour interview on campus. Quite challenging.. A lot of tricky behavioral and technical questions. They invite for lunch with current students afterward. Overall pretty good experience. Took some time to prepare.
Normal application process with essays and interviews
Interviews are all fit questions such as why this program? Why you? What's your career goal? Give me an example when you lead a team. Give me an example when you are a team player.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not really. What courses/professors you are interested in. Be sure to get familiar with the course name.