Interview Insights: Oxford

Here's our database of first-hand student interview experiences. You can also watch students talk about other aspects of university in our student videos.

Biochemistry

Lady Margaret Hall (2020)

Both started with a question about why I wanted to apply to Biochemistry, and about my personal sta…

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Archaeology and Anthropology

Magdalen (2021)

My interviews were online. My first one was for the college I applied to and overall it was really …

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Biology

Somerville (2021)

First interview (with Somerville): I was really jittery when I answered the video call, expecting t…

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Chemistry

Hertford (2021)

There was no small talk or " Why Oxford / Why Chemistry" in either interview. We got straight into …

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History and Politics

Hertford (2021)

My history interview focused mostly on my history course and my application (personal statement and…

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Geography

St Edmund Hall (2021)

Both interviews started by going through questions about topics I had mentioned in my personal stat…

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* Despite interviews being online this year, the experiences and advice from previous years will still be relevant.