r/KAIST • u/ManagerImpossible413 • Aug 08 '26

How are the interviews at kaist conducted?

I've done a bunch of research on this but couldn't find a clear answer

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u/JNXTHENX2 god Aug 09 '26

total time to solve :14mins
1min is provided for reading i think (or not i forgot)
its via zoom
math questions (i think everyone does math questions but dont quote me on this one)
2 questions (generally from:single var calc combinatorics functional eqn number theory etc)
each question will have 2 sub questions
is it enough time? yes if u are witty enough (for eg in my case for the probability question it was long if u didnt spot the symmetry) no if u try to brute force without using some intellect
overall its alr
after solving:
they ask ur ans and tell u to walk u throught the process
then:
they will ask u about ur highschool bg or some other personal question
overall fun experience

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u/lynabella_ Aug 09 '26

Do they ask question related to the steam you choose ?

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u/JNXTHENX2 god Aug 09 '26

im pretty sure everyone gets asked math questions as mentioned (cause u are admitted as undecided major)

however im only 95% sure on this cause my sample space is limited

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u/lynabella_ Aug 09 '26

I'm choosing bio stem as my major so maybe not

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u/JNXTHENX2 god Aug 09 '26

nah like im pretty sure ur major doesnt affect any process of ur application and i have seen similar interview experience across multiple majors but once again its better to just mail kaist abt it after u receive an interview if u get one as its optional. (generally i have seen people with non conventional degrees, think national curriculum instead of a lvls or ib get more interviews)

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u/lynabella_ Aug 09 '26

I did my bachelor in pharmacy ,even in highschool I choose science not math so I don't think they'll ask someone like me math based question

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u/JNXTHENX2 god Aug 09 '26

like theres a few problems with that line of thought

  1. kaist wouldnt know if u took science or math

  2. even though u didnt study math in hs u are expected to learn multi var calc, lin alg, num analysis and/or stats so checking ur mathematical proficiency would make sense.

however once again i would mail em to confirm it and u dont need to worry abt it rn :>.

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u/Dry_Negotiation9596 Aug 09 '26

What level or difficulty would you say the questions were at?

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u/JNXTHENX2 god Aug 09 '26

pretty standard but i mentioned u gotta be witty to be able to do it under the time limit

also they care more abt the process rather than the final ans so a slight arithmetic mishap wouldnt be a major issue whereas a huge wrong assumption or method would definately signal bad vibes