My interview took place in early December. I arrived on the Tuesday evening and was given meal tokens and a room in college, the next morning I had one interview which took around 20 mins. I then had a break and lunch before a second interview at around 1:30, after which I was free to go home.

There were quite a few opportunities to socialise with other candidates before and after interviews at meal times and in communal waiting areas. Personally I didn't interact with many people so not to be freaked out, although there were also loads of student helpers (first and second years) who showed you to where you needed to be and answered all your questions.

In my first interview I really didn't know what to expect so I was a little thrown. This interview very much focused on physical geography (his area of expertise) asking questions about physical landforms and their formation. Although initially I had no idea how to even begin to approach this, the professor helped start me off, in this situation my best advice is talk through your thinking, no matter how wacky it sounds and even if you get confused.

My second interview in the afternoon followed an hour given to read an academic article about increasing segregation, and the problems and solutions associated. I actually really enjoyed this article which really helped and came across in my interview. I was also asked to interpret a couple of maps and graphs in this interview as well as some more probing questions on my personal statement. It wasn't completely picked apart, but I was asked to answer a question that I posed and explain my reasoning. I answered the questions as well as I could have done without more thought and preparation outside of that setting, and I really had no idea how it was going to turn out.

For the entrance test, just practice using all the resources online and just keep asking your teachers to mark it, no matter how annoyed at you they get! At school we were also fortunate to have a few pupils who did their interviews last year who were able to detail their experiences which were useful but also a little off putting. The best preparation I did was revision of key terms, concepts etc. until I felt confident enough going in.

My main advice is go in and try and enjoy the discussion, and then don't stress too much about the details later. What will be will be, it is so hard to tell how an interview(s) goes and definitely don't be put off by what others say. Topics discussed in the interview included climate change, heat cycles, landform formation, segregation, links between physical and human geography, the given article and my personal statement.