My application was dealt with over two days, which meant I got to stop over at the college I applied to and get a great feel for the place. I sat the Cambridge Law Test on the first day with a few other applicants. The college put on free meals and accommodation for us where applicants socialised, making the process less daunting.

On the second day, I had two interviews.

The general interview was with one interviewer who didn’t do my subject. This focused on my personal statement (as an icebreaker), before going on to random topics in the news. This sounds daunting in retrospect, but the interviewer was very kind and interested in you and your hobbies. I imagine that if I had never heard of the news story we spoke about she would have politely found some other news story to talk about.

The second interview was based around a Law problem question I had to read 15 minutes before the interview began. This was in front of the college’s Law Director of Studyand one of the Law fellows. They again asked me a little about my personal statement, as well as specific aspects of my academic record. The problem question was the basis of a lengthy legal discussion about hypothetical scenarios. As soon as you established a position, the hypothetical was changed in order to challenge you. Thought it was naturally daunting, it was actually very interesting and as close to fun as you can get in that situation!

I contacted current students and my Sixth Form kindly asked teacher to do mock interviews. These didn’t match the format I faced in the end, but were very useful for boosting my confidence when being put on the spot.

After you finish the Cambridge Law Test, bullet point your answers from memory soon after you leave the exam room. You don’t get to take the paper away with you, but might get asked about your answers in an interview, which could be the following day. Bullet pointing the answers will mean you don’t forget what you put down, better equipping you to answer questions about your work in the interview!