3x interviews: 2x academic + 1x general
Academic interviews: data interpretation from graphs and figs., discussion of ethics; Personal interview: ref personal statement.
Spoke with current students; revised all relevant AS and A2 information; mock interviews at school
Know personal statements and A-Level topics well. Relax.
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.
My interviews were in early November (before
From the room we were taken in turn to 3 interviews, 2 academic with two interviewers and 1 personal interview with the admissions
The personal interview addressed the personal statement in detail, expanding on points mentioned and the two academic interviews focused largely on data interpretation from graphs and figures, as well as a few ethical questions.
I spoke to a
I had a few
The academic things were definitely based on A-level topics so don’t worry they’ll throw something at you that you’ve never heard of from the start (they might build to there but from my experience they lead you in nicely then build in difficulty).
Don’t ignore your personal statement as I was told Oxbridge would never mention it but it’s a submitted form so it’s fair game for them to discuss and my interviewers picked it apart quite ruthlessly (don’t lie on it!!)
Try to relax. It was quite a good opportunity to talk to other candidates as a lot of my friends first met at interview. Remember, everyone is in the same boat!