Medicine @ Sidney Sussex, Cambridge in 2014

Interview format

2x interviews (2 interviewers in each); 30 mins each.

Interview content

First interview: scientific; Second interview: clinical

Best preparation

The Student Room; interview books (medicine specific); practice interviews.

Final thoughts

No.

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.

Interview Format

I had two 30 minute interviews with two professors/clinicians at each interview. The first interview was prototypical Cambridge intensity, the second was slightly calmer.

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

The 1st was very scientific - we talked about vision, blood and membranes, among other things. The 2nd was more clinical - we discussed my NHS work experience and my ideas about how to overcome any problems I faced.

How did you prepare?

The Student room was useful for generic questions, I also looked at medical interview books (600 interview questions I think), and I had practice interviews organsised by my 6th form

Looking back, what advice would you give to your past self?

If you don't apply you'll never get in so may as well apply!