2x 30 min interviews, over 1 day
Interview 1: Extended Project, maths question, physics/chemistry question; Interview 2: personal statement, maths question, physics/chemistry question
Show enthusiasm (e.g. by completing online courses)
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Don't panic if you don't know the answer immediately.
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
Interviews spread over 1 day
Length of interviews: about 1 hour each
One of my interviews started with being asked about my
Both interviews had a maths based question and then a physics/chemistry question. When I was struggling the
I used past papers, revised A-level content, and tried similar papers such as the Physics Olympiad.
Try and read some articles so that you have specific examples you can discuss in your interviews. Try and show initiative and enthusiasm for your subject wherever possible, for example by completing online learning courses.
Make sure you're relatively comfortable with the A-level content you have covered when you go for interviews and don't be afraid to say if they ask you about something you haven't covered.
The tutors are trying to push you, so don't panic when you don't know the answer straight away. The most important thing to do is to talk through your thought processes so that the tutors can help you when you're on the right lines and see how you think.