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

Peterhouse (2019)

In my first interview we debated whether there is a difference between science and religion. The in…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Peterhouse (2019)

1st interview - I was given an equation and told to solve it, then given a different one and told t…

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Natural Sciences (Biological)

Trinity Hall (2019)

Interview 1: They asked about some stuff I mentioned in my personal statement. Then we had a discus…

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Earth Sciences (Geology)

St Edmund Hall (2020)

First was using maths in geological context, brief personal statement question, second was Fermi qu…

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Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics

Christ Church (2019)

I was asked some questions about my personal statement (my supercurricular activities, theories I m…

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English

Girton (2022)

Interview 1: Unseen poem, abstract questions about literary theory. Interview 2: Personal statement…

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