Economics And Management @ Jesus, Oxford in 2019

Interview format

3 x 1.5 hour interviews and TSA

Interview content

Back and forth between personal statement questions and questions on the pre-exam. The pre-exam was an hour long paper where you took the answers into the interview to be discussed.

Best preparation

Mock interviews, revision of content in personal statement

Test preparation

All past papers multiple times

Final thoughts

It's better to go as yourself and get accepted off that than to try to be what you think they want

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: Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA)
Number of interviews: 3
Time between interviews: A day
Length of interviews: 1.5 hours
Online interview: No

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

Back and forth between personal statement questions and questions on the pre-exam. The pre-exam was an hour long paper where you took the answers into the interview to be discussed.

How did you prepare for your interviews?

Mock interviews, revision of content in personal statement

If you took a test, how did you prepare?

All past papers multiple times

What advice would you give to future applicants?

Be yourself. Don't lie. It's better to go as yourself and get accepted off that than to try to be what you think they want. If you're right for Oxbridge you will be right for Oxbridge