Interview Insights: Cambridge

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.

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences

Newnham (2015)

We discussed the design of academic studies. I was also asked some questions about things mentioned…

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Geography

Newnham (2016)

Interview one: about 15 minutes spent talking about geography, why I wanted to study it, discussing…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Newnham (2016)

1 chemistry interview - based on A level topics such as pH and analytical techniques.1 physics inte…

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Medicine

Newnham (2016)

The first academic interview was quite intense with fast paced questions that required a lot of tho…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Newnham (2017)

In the physics interview I had a quick question on my personal statement then two physics based pro…

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Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic

Newnham (2016)

In one of my interviews they were three interviewers, and in the other, only one. I was fairly nerv…

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