Interview Insights

Here's our database of first-hand student interview experiences. You can also watch students talk about other aspects of university in our student videos.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Christ Church (2017)

The two interviews were divided into two ten-minute sections. The first interview was split between…

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Medicine

Worcester (2016)

All interviews contained mainly science questions and logic puzzles, with a small bit talking about…

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Music

Somerville (2018)

We discussed pieces from musicology books - what I thought the writer was trying to say and what I …

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English Language and Literature

Regent's Park (2017)

In the general interview I was asked about my opinions on the texts mentioned on my personal statem…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Hertford (2015)

Hertford: 3 interviews, partly in response to a test we took on the day, especially in the Philosop…

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Engineering

Murray Edwards (2014)

Physics interview was 50% based on content I'd already covered, but stretching the knowledge I alre…

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* Despite interviews being online this year, the experiences and advice from previous years will still be relevant.