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 (2014)

Transition metals and d orbital splitting, resonance structures in one, something about the product…

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Engineering

Pembroke (2016)

I was asked maths and physics questions that were A level standard or just above but nothing horren…

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Maths

Pembroke (2017)

I attempted the problem sheet before the interview, but didn't finish any questions in the time lim…

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Chemical Engineering

Pembroke (2015)

The three interviews focused on three topics, one for each. These were chemistry, maths and physics…

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Economics

Pembroke (2018)

Was as expected, the first interview was academic. They ask questions related to subject. The quest…

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Engineering

Pembroke (2015)

The first interview was for going over the questions in the maths and science test - there were too…

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