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.

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Queens' (2021)

I honestly can't remember too much, but my first interview was a real shock and I was given 12 or s…

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Queens' (2021)

In my first interview, I discussed my essays and the work that I was doing for my A-Level and then …

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Robinson (2022)

I had two interviews, one being an extract-based interview and the second being based on my persona…

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Newnham (2022)

In the first interview, I was shown a weird drawing of a Renaissance curiosity room and asked quest…

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Jesus (2019)

I had two interviews - one with a secondary source to read and one just general interview that aske…

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Trinity Hall (2022)

Both of my interviews were mainly based around the essays I had submitted, potentially because they…

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