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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Natural Sciences (Biological)

Sidney Sussex (2014)

Interview 1: Biology; quite a diverse range of questions covering a few different areas of Biology,…

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Engineering

Emmanuel (2016)

First interview - two technical questions (effects of gravity and acceleration on real-life objects…

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Engineering

Christ's (2016)

At christs, everyone waited in JCR for all subjects. Everyone was chatting, nice vibes. You would g…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Churchill (2016)

There was a focus on both physics and geology (because this was the focus of my personal statement)…

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Education

Queens' (2014)

In the French test, I had to read a text in French and answer some comprehension questions on it in…

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