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.

Computer Science

Clare (2019)

In my first interview we discussed the bit of pre-reading I was given before the interview, which w…

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Engineering Science

St Edmund Hall (2018)

In both interviews I can remember I was first asked some questions about myself then they asked me …

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Murray Edwards (2019)

The questions usually cut straight to the topic. Most involved solving a question using some spare …

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Classics (3 years)

Sidney Sussex (2022)

In my first interview, we discussed my personal statement and they asked about my EPQ and essay for…

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History

Jesus (2018)

In my first interview, I had an extract to read and then I answered questions on it. We could choos…

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Natural Sciences (Biological)

Girton (2022)

I got one main question from each interviewer, they made suggestions as I spoke through answers.

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