Thinking Skills Assessment, 2x interviews
Questions focussed on discussion and demonstrating passion for the subject
Completed practice interviews
Completed past papers
Break down problems into their constituent parts
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.
Test taken:
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 3 hours
Length of interviews: 40 minutes
Online interview: Yes
Image stimulus, and then your response with interview questions then tailored based on what you said. I was sweating buckets all the way through, but was kinda thrilled to be in them. I just wore a hoodie by the way -
Oh, and I disagreed with them sometimes, I think disagreeing or like saying your opinion is fine, even if it's wrong because then you at least get to have a conversation about it.
There was no mention of personal statements, nor did they ask "why did you apply here", it was very much about seeing how a
It was largely just two
All the past papers available online
Break down problems into their constituent parts. If they give you a hard question they're not necessarily expecting a right answer, just an approach to what would be an answer - they want to see your method. Don't feel like you have to ask a question at the end either. Also don't forget to smile - that can't hurt your chances.