Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT), UCAT; 2x interviews
Interview 1: problem-solving questions; Interview 2: using a diagram
Practised answering questions out loud
Past papers
Try to contribute something to the discussion, rather than sitting in silence!
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: 2 hours
Length of interviews: 20 minutes
Online interview: Yes
My first interview was quite long-winded; I was given a question from each interviewer which could be attacked from multiple angles and was much more of a discussion. The second interview was much more fast-paced and consisted of a lot of short questions discussing a diagram.
I looked up previous questions that had been asked and considered what I’d say to them and how long I would be able to talk for. I think the most important thing would be practising speaking, alone or with someone else, to build confidence and avoid awkwardness.
Practice papers, practice questions online, looking at YouTube videos for strategies.
Never be silent. Always try to venture something in the conversation, even if you’re not sure, they’re not expecting you to know the answer, but to be able to think critically and creatively. If you have no idea at all, back the conversation up to something you do know which is relevant, then try and build hypotheses off of that.