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

Jesus (2018)

I had only one interview for PPE that lasted about twenty minutes and was carried out by four profe…

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Biochemistry

St John's (2018)

In both interviews (Biochemistry), they first asked why I wanted to study the subject. Then they as…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Wadham (2017)

All three of my interviews had the same structure. Before or at the start of the interview they gav…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Magdalen (2018)

None of the interviews dealt with my personal statement whatsoever. I know from the other applicant…

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History and Politics

Brasenose (2018)

In the politics interview, I was given a source discussing populist ideologues and how they may har…

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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.