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.

History

Pembroke (2019)

Across my 2 interviews, I'd say 25% was on my personal statement, 50% on the two submitted essays, …

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Human, Social and Political Science

Pembroke (2021)

I only had one interview and it was almost completely academic i.e. no questions about my hobbies o…

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English

Pembroke (2022)

Both interviews made reference to my personal statements and submitted essays. The first interview …

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Medicine

Pembroke (2018)

Global health and data interpretation from scientific graphs. I got shown a medical device and aske…

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Engineering

Pembroke (2021)

I was a bit nervous at first, but the interviewer was very nice and I quickly relaxed. I heard that…

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Natural Sciences (Biological)

Pembroke (2021)

My interview started with a question about my personal statement, and some of the things I had ment…

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