Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA), 1x interview
problem-solving
Practice with current students
Do past papers, review mistakes
Speak aloud your thoughts, don't afraid of getting it wrong, ask questions
Remember this advice isn't official. There is no guarantee it will reflect your experience because university applications can change between years. Check the official Cambridge and Oxford websites for more accurate information on this year's application format and the required tests.
Also, someone else's experience may not reflect your own. Most interviews are more like conversations than tests and like, any conversation, they are quite interactive.
Test taken: Engineering Admissions Assessment (
Number of interviews: 1
Time between interviews: 0
Length of interviews: 30min
Online interview: Yes
There were no questions about personal statements or general questions, and we dived into problem-solving - two of them were physics questions. The interviewers were really friendly. I was a bit nervous at the start, but after successfully solving the first question, I gained huge confidence and started to relax.
Do past papers, not just the
Speak out loud all your thoughts about the questions including your guesses. Don’t be afraid of getting your answers wrong or asking questions to your interviewers.