apply online, email to schedule phone interview. can also be done with skype. very nice. they called me, and after a week, give me an offer. During the phone call, it is not clearly at beginning, they are nice to try again. It works.
Smooth interview in general: questions like "Tell me about yourself" and some educational questions. Nothing much more and easy in general. not too many technical questions. got the offer at the end
I applied online. I interviewed at LSU (New York, NY) in June 2013
Interview
There was no interview at all. I just applied for the graduate school online and waited for four months. I check the application status online and was aware of the offer. And a few days later, the head of department told me I got a sponsorship.