I had 2 interviews at the start of December. The first one was about 20-25mins with 2 non-college interviewers. The interview type was a discussion about broad issues and debates in Psychology as well as interpretation/analysis of graphs. The 2nd interview was with 2 college Fellows and also lasted around 20-25mins. This was much more focused on my personal statement and interests in Psychology.

In the 1st interview we discussed the idea of nature and nurture and their contributions to Psychology. I was really nervous at the time but the interviewers helped me to think more broadly. There was some A Level knowledge that I was able to use and then at other times I was prompted with new information to aid my thinking process. The graphs required me to analyse and come up with a conclusion about the pattern seen.

The 2nd interview consisted of a question about how Psychology relates to other disciplines and a few questions regarding a book I had read called ‘What is Intelligence?’ I was then asked asked a question that threw me a little - again I was really nervous and so I made quite a few guesses and got stuck a lot, but I managed to get the answer after numerous prompts from the interviewer.

Talked to some current students about what interviewers are looking for which helped to calm me down a little bit - basically just knowing thay you aren’t expected to become Einstein and that it’s best to make educated guesses when you don’t know the answer.

Going over the main ideas and themes of books that I read helped me during the 2nd interview where I could recall such ideas. Also going over A Level Biology helped with the 1st interview.

Not really, just not to overthink it all and don’t make assumptions about the end result until all the interviews are over (try not to make assumptions at all if possible!) Also, be prepared for really broad questions by stretching your thinking mind as much as possible before interviews (preferably with an academic/teacher/someone with solid knowledge in the field).