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.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

St Anne's (2017)

Economics: I was given a problem sheet. Philosophy: We discussed a source that I was given. Politic…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

St Anne's (2018)

In my politics interview, I was first asked about an achievement I mentioned in my personal stateme…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

St Peter's (2018)

In the Economics interview I was given a sheet of paper with exercises on game theory. The tutors l…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Exeter (2017)

My philosophy interview was based on the reading they had given me. It started with a discussion ab…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

St Hilda's (2017)

Interview 1 (Philosophy & Economics): This started with a few questions about my background and…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Exeter (2017)

My first interview was split into 10 minutes on Economics and 10 minutes on Politics. For Economics…

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