Sixth Term Examination Paper (STEP); 2x interviews
Interview 1: discussion of pre-interview test; Interview 2: personal statement, problem solving
Revise A Level material
Show your genuine interest in the subject
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: 3 hours
Length of interviews: 30 minutes
Online interview: No
Lots of subject questions in both interviews. I was asked to improve on the answers I had provided in my pre-interview test. Other subject questions that were not related to the test. Little bit of personal statement discussion.
For the assessment, I used practice papers, and the
For the interview, I worked through theoretical subject related questions online. However, these questions did not represent the style and difficulty of the actual interview questions. Also watched some example Cambridge interviews which were a better representation of the actual interview. Had a
The best preparation I did was to ensure I was strong with all of my A Level material and to practice clearly communicating my thoughts to an (imaginary) interviewer.
I would advise any future candidate to make sure they really know the subject they are applying for. They should genuinely be interested in the subject and should be able to show it to an interviewer.