5x 20 min interviews, over 3 days
Almost entirely maths problems
Practice papers, questions found online
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Test taken:
Number of interviews: 5
Skype interview: No
Interview spread: 2 day after arrival, 2 day after that, 1 the next day
Length of interviews: about 20 minutes each
In my 5 interviews, I was only asked 3 questions that weren’t actual maths problems, so it was very academic based - and I did not get asked a single question on my personal statement either! I felt at ease and the interviewers were really friendly and chatty, and understood that some of the questions I’d been asked hadn’t been covered at my school yet, which was unexpected for them.
I did loads and loads of practice papers, and then worked through them after using the mark scheme.
I don’t know any exact websites or anything, but I just searched for and did loads and loads of practice questions as interview questions are a very different style. I also spent loads of time going through all the stuff I wrote on my personal statement and making revision pages to ensure I knew it all on an expert level (which turned out to be a waste of time!).
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