Interpreting and drawing diagrams, working out probabilities, and applying new information on the spot.
Practised thinking out loud on the spot.
Practice questions
Don't be silent, explain your thinking and have a go as much as possible
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: BMAT
The atmosphere was superficially relaxed, but of course, it was stressful in the moment. That’s unavoidable. My interviews were all subject matter heavy, we didn’t talk about my personal statement. I was asked to interpret and draw diagrams, work out probabilities, and apply new information on the spot.
Practised thinking out loud on the spot. Ask a friend about a complicated biology concept and try to figure out—explaining your thinking—how it works.
Lots of practice questions! There are good resources available online, as well as physical practice books.
Be brave! A wrong answer properly explained makes so much better an impression than silence.