English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT); 2x interviews
Interview 1: discussion of pre-reading; Interview 2: personal statement
Re-read personal statement
Read up on what the test entailed
You will make a great impression if you look like you’re enjoying yourself!
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:
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: They were back to back
Length of interviews: 1 hour
Online interview: No
The discussion was almost exclusively about my personal statement and about the pre-reading I had done in exam conditions for 30 minutes before the interview. I was asked about the books I had mentioned and the similarities and differences between them. The main body of the interview was discussing the pre-reading.
I made sure that I had read and was happy taking about any books I had mentioned in my personal statement, and reread my personal statement to ensure that I could talk confidently about it. I also had a
Research about what it entailed and a
Make sure you write a really brilliant personal statement as they actually look at them! Don’t stress too much about your interviews - they are actually a lot of fun and you will make a great impression if you look like you’re enjoying yourself!