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

Magdalen (2021)

In my first interview (Magdalen), there were three tutors. We discussed emotional history, childhoo…

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Geography

Mansfield (2021)

My first one was human geography online - the first Question was based on my Personal Statement and…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Robinson (2020)

After a quick introduction and discussing which subjects I might take specifically, the interview w…

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Music

Lady Margaret Hall (2021)

They asked me a couple of questions about my interests, before turning to discussing the pre-readin…

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Law

University (2015)

In my first interview I was asked about my personal statement, and some other questions to try and …

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Geography

Brasenose (2021)

Image stimulus, and then your response with interview questions then tailored based on what you sai…

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