Biomedical Admissions Test; 2x interviews.
Interview 1: data analysis, personal questions; Interview 2: (not specified).
Mock interviews; knowing your personal statement well; practising thinking out loud about topics related to your subject.
Practice questions and past papers; discussing topical issues with friends.
Try to do some care-based work experience, and genuinely explore what you love. Also, making it to the interview is an achievement in itself.
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: An hour
Length of interviews: 30-40 minutes
Online interview: No
At Queens’ you can choose three topics you feel comfortable talking about, and so my first interview involved a lot of me telling them about my experience and them asking me questions about it. It was really nice. I also did some data analysis which was a bit harder, I took my time and thought through it.
My second interview was harder. I think a good thing for people to know is that it’s okay if you do not know an answer right away. Take your time and talk through what you are thinking, and your interviewers will help you or guide you in the right direction.
I had a few
I knew my personal statement inside and out and felt very comfortable speaking to them about it.
I felt very confident going in and so I felt that I was able to put my best foot forwards.
I also think a good thing I did was practice thinking out loud. I went to an over-subscribed state school so I rarely was able to get the teachers attention in class so I made it a big thing that whenever she asked a question, even if I did not know the answer, I would still try and reason my way through it. It did delay the lesson a little but honestly was so useful when trying to learn how to speak science out loud.
I bought a
Cambridge is amazing but it is not for everyone. They have a completely different style of teaching. If you do not get in it’s not because you are not smart enough, making it to interview is an achievement in itself.
Also, grades are not the only thing that makes a Cambridge student make sure you do care-based
I think I did well because I was not just talking about things I thought would make my personal statement look good, I genuinely enjoyed doing all that I did and it’s easier to convey what you love.