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)

Downing (2022)

The whole interview took place online and I did it at home rather than school to ensure I had a sta…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Jesus (2018)

They are digging to find out how you solve problems. They started by asking a very short question a…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Fitzwilliam (2021)

I was asked about a book mentioned on my personal statement, and general physics and maths question…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Robinson (2022)

We started by talking about my personal statement, then moved quickly onto example problems where I…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Churchill (2017)

Nothing was discussed outside of two chemistry questions within each interview, there were 4 questi…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Pembroke (2021)

I only had one interview conducted by two interviewers: a chemist and a materials scientist. The in…

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