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.

Natural Sciences (Physical)

Pembroke (2019)

I had two interviews. One focused on physics and maths. During this I was asked two questions, one …

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Maths

Pembroke (2021)

My interview was virtual, so I logged in a few minutes early, got put into a waiting room, and then…

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Classics (3 years)

Pembroke (2020)

My first interview was a Latin and Greek language test. I was given an unseen passage of Greek and …

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Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Pembroke (2019)

The first interview, for Arabic, had more of a focus on my personal statement. We discussed the Ara…

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Human, Social and Political Science

Pembroke (2020)

The interview was very relaxed as the first ten minutes I was asked about specific interests of min…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Pembroke (2022)

My interview started with questions about something I had written in my personal statement, which I…

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