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.

History

Exeter (2015)

I applied for a joint degree, history and English. One interview was about my personal statement an…

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Law

Jesus (2015)

In the first interview, they asked me a question about something niche I'd mentioned on my personal…

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Physics

Worcester (2015)

All 3 interviews were solely problem solving (except 1 minute of initial ice-breaking chat). One pe…

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Mathematics and Computer Science

Regent's Park (2018)

We went through problems until we reached one I could not do, and then went about solving that one …

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Mathematics

Lady Margaret Hall (2016)

In all three of my interviews there was very little small talk or non-maths questions. I think they…

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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.