English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT); 2x interviews
Interview 1: personal statement; Interview 2: unseen extracts
Watched interview videos online
Past papers.
Practise talking about your subject outside of the classroom
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: 2 hours
Length of interviews: 30 mins
Online interview: No
I was asked about my personal statement (books, essays, work experience) and my written work, as well as being asked about two unseen extracts, one criticism and one poetry.
Re-reading and taking notes on my personal statement,
Past papers.
Don’t worry too much about the admissions test. For the interview the most important thing to practise is talking about your subject outside of the classroom. Don’t put down anything you didn’t read/understand on your personal statement, and remember the interviewers aren’t trying to trick you.