2x 15 min interviews, 1 day apart
Interview 1: written work; Interview 2: text given beforehand
Practice papers, history discussions, thinking about how to approach sources
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Try to stay calm; keep up with your schoolwork.
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
Skype interview: No
Time between each interview: 1 day
Length of interviews: 15 minutes each
My first interview was entirely on my written work, which was on a topic to do with my family’s historical origins.
My second interview was on the basis of some pre-reading I was given on the topic of political opposition in history.
Most of the questions revolved around my interpretation of things, with the
I did a few practice papers and had discussions about history with teachers and friends. I also found it useful to think about the methodology to use when approaching a source.
Don’t stress as Oxbridge is not the be all and end all! You will do best when you are calm and enjoying the discussion, so make the most of it!
Yes, you get a few days off of school, but also try and keep up with your schoolwork (while also making the most of those few days in Oxford)!