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.

Education

Christ's (2021)

Both of my interviews were nice—it felt more like an academic conversation than an intense intervie…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Magdalene (2020)

My first interview was Physics/Chemistry focused. I was asked one question by each interviewer and …

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Biochemistry

Lady Margaret Hall (2020)

Both started with a question about why I wanted to apply to Biochemistry, and about my personal sta…

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Archaeology and Anthropology

Magdalen (2021)

My interviews were online. My first one was for the college I applied to and overall it was really …

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Biology

Somerville (2021)

First interview (with Somerville): I was really jittery when I answered the video call, expecting t…

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Chemistry

Hertford (2021)

There was no small talk or " Why Oxford / Why Chemistry" in either interview. We got straight into …

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