Maths @ Robinson, Cambridge in 2022

Interview format

Sixth Term Examination Paper (STEP), 2x interviews

Interview content

Questions of increasing difficulty

Best preparation

Doing mock interviews with maths questions

Test preparation

Past papers

Final thoughts

Try to present your best self and your passion

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.

Interview Format

Test taken: Sixth Term Examination Paper (STEP)
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 5 mins
Length of interviews: 25 mins
Online interview: Yes

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

It was easier than I expected, and when the only challenging topic appeared the time was up.

How did you prepare for your interviews?

Finding some maths questions, and doing mock interviews with myself.

If you took a test, how did you prepare?

Past exam papers. 

What advice would you give to future applicants?

Try to present the best of you and be passionate about your subject (even if you are not).