Earth Sciences (Geology) @ St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 2020

Interview format

2x interviews

Interview content

Interview 1: geological context, brief personal statement question; Interview 2: Fermi questions, diagrams

Best preparation

Oxbridge launchpad practice interviews, practised some graph drawing

Final thoughts

Keep talking

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: None
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 2 days
Length of interviews: 25 mins
Online interview: Yes

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

First was using maths in geological context, brief personal statement question, second was Fermi questions, diagrams

How did you prepare for your interviews?

Oxbridge launchpad practice interviews, practised some maths graph drawing with brother

What advice would you give to future applicants?

Keep talking, you never know if it's right or not