I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MPI-SWS (Beijing, Beijing) in Apr 2011
Interview
Apply through the website, then interviewed with two professors, basically presented my previous study and research experience, some back-and-forth discussion on some insightful problems, asked a few questions regarding my personal statement, e.g., what was your role in your research projects? how did you do research?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do during your bachelor study? What kind of projects were you involved in during your bachelor study.