Medicine @ Sidney Sussex, Cambridge in 2018

Interview format

Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT); 2x interviews

Interview content

Personal statement, news and data, subject specific questions.

Best preparation

Review A level knowledge

Advice in hindsight

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Final thoughts

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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

Test taken: Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT)

Number of interviews: 2

Skype interview: No

Time between interviews: 4 - 6 hours

Length of first interview: 20 minutes; Length of second interview: 20 minutes

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

Personal statement questions, discussion of a news article, analysing medical data and graphs, basic A-level biology.

How did you prepare?

Review A-level knowledge. Practice some standard questions. Mock interviews. Practice papers for interviews. Medic Portal. Books.

What advice do you have for future applicants?

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

Nothing to add!