There were two academic interviews, each 30 minutes long. These both had two interviewers. Later in the day there was a 30 minute maths test. I was told at the start of the day that you would be given a score by each interviewer for each interview, and one for the test. These five scores would be combined, and the candidates with the top scores would be offered a place.

Each interview was split into two halves, with one for each interviewer. Some interviewers had one long question that took the whole of their fifteen minutes, while others had a few short questions.

Some topics covered included: Electromagnetism; Maths; Mechanics; Spring motion. These topics were generally based on the specialty of the interviewers. The interviewers generally guided you in solving these questions.

The maths test had about 10-15 questions, which you weren’t expected to complete in the time. They were fairly challenging questions, building on what was learnt in A Level, but also allowing for the fact that you might not have covered all the material yet. But they were mostly questions that could take between 1 and 5 minutes.

I used the website “iwanttostudyengineering” to practise interview style questions. School also organised several mock interviews to prepare. I also went over all my A Level notes and personal statements books again.

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