3x interviews (10-20 mins)
1st interview: maths; 2nd interview: biology; 3rd interview: medicine (general)
Mock interview; discussing subject & personal statements
Challenging in a good way!
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3 interviews all on one day. We were waiting around with all the applicants and there was a film on the TV. Some people were reading books/notes. A 3rd year student came to collect me and bring me to wait outside each room on a chair at my time.
1. 1 interviewer; 2. 2 interviewers; 3. 1 interviewer
I can’t recall the durations but they weren’t super long - 10-20mins possibly?
1. Maths interview - quite hard but I talked aloud and went through it step by step with encouragement
2. Biology - again, getting me to work things out from first principles- not requiring extra knowledge than what I’d learn in class. They weren’t looking for someone who has swallowed a text book, but someone who can think logically and use what they know. They’re not going to penalise you if it’s clear you haven’t been taught something.
3. Going over my personal statement - more typical medicine interview questions about my interest in the subject.
I was very lucky in that my school organised some
I actually quite enjoyed my interview here (compared to some at other medical schools) - it was interesting, challenging (in a good way) and satisfying when the interviewers led you to work something out.