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.

Maths

St Catharine's (2018)

My interviews consisted entirely of maths problems: no questions about my personal statement and no…

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Maths

Christ's (2022)

Before my first interview, I had an hour and 15 minutes to complete a problem sheet (in front of a …

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Maths

Queens' (2022)

One interview was a random set of unrelated questions. The second had a few which linked, but topic…

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Maths

Queens' (2021)

Both interviews were entirely problem-focused - there were no “why do you want to study maths” styl…

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Maths

Homerton (2021)

We simply did maths problems for both interviews. No introductions, no "why did you apply here", ju…

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