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)

Jesus (2020)

I had one physics-based interview and one chemistry-based interview. There were no questions on my …

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Christ's (2017)

I was asked why I wanted to do the subject and about something I put in my personal statement but i…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Emmanuel (2022)

In all my interviews, we discussed a problem sheet and had to talk through and solve a selection of…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Robinson (2017)

The first interview was a general interview, mixed in with an unseen question loosely based on what…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Fitzwilliam (2019)

There was a little talk about my personal statement in one interview but not the other. It mostly f…

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Natural Sciences (Physical)

Trinity (2020)

We did talk about why I applied to Cambridge and why to Trinity, so even though it's often neglecte…

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