Medicine @ Sidney Sussex, Cambridge in 2017

Interview format

2x interviews (30 mins each)

Interview content

A mixture of (mostly) pre clinical and clinical questions

Best preparation

Practice interviews with friends

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

2 interviews back to back, which were half an hour each. They were standard question and answer style interviews. For each interview, there were 2 interviewers (and me).

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

Basically the full range of medical questions, a mixture of pre clinical (scientific theory) and clinical, but mainly pre clinical ones. They were difficult and I did not expect an offer. But I felt that I gave it my everything.

How did you prepare?

Mock interview questions with friends. Discussions with friends applying for the same subject or with the knowledge to help.

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

No.