Engineering Admissions Assessment; 1 interview
Interview 1: personal statement, subject questions
Practising without a calculator
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Try to have fun!
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Test taken: Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA)
Number of interviews: 1
Skype interview: no
Time between interviews: N/A
Length of interview: 30 minutes
In the interview, I explained things written in my personal statement, going more in depth than what I wrote so it's a good idea to do some more extra reading. Then did some basic calculus questions and the interviewer kept pushing my understanding of the questions. Also did a physics question but there wasn’t enough time to complete it. I got questions wrong but basically it’s about how you think so...
For the test I practiced past papers and did some BMAT questions as well. Didn’t rely on calculators at all one month before my test and generally just kept revising the syllabus given and making sure my foundation and understanding was sound.
My advice would be to do group studies and try to expect the unexpected. It's a good idea to read more and try to get a basic understanding of the syllabus. But most importantly, try to have fun, relax, and remember they are looking for potential, not what you already know. For your personal statement, I would advise to write what you know, and what you want the admissions people to know (so long as it's the truth!).