You'll want to get a sense of their feelings for:
- The graduate program
The graduate program
- Easy to work with regarding customizing the program to their specific needs (i.e., taking courses outside their specific area if necessary)?
Easy to work with regarding customizing the program to their specific needs (i.e., taking courses outside their specific area if necessary)?
- How easy/difficult was the process for joining a lab?
How easy/difficult was the process for joining a lab?
- Have they found the staff easy/hard to work with?
Have they found the staff easy/hard to work with?
- The advisor
The advisor
- Attitude towards students (respectful/distant/slavedriver)
Attitude towards students (respectful/distant/slavedriver)
- Presence in the lab (micromanager/occasional presence/absentee)
Presence in the lab (micromanager/occasional presence/absentee)
- How organized is the research?
How organized is the research?
- The university as a research institution
The university as a research institution
- Easy collaboration between departments (in their opinion)?
Easy collaboration between departments (in their opinion)?
- Availability of course offerings (from their experience)?
Availability of course offerings (from their experience)?
- The city as a place to live
The city as a place to live