Modern Languages @ Jesus, Oxford in 2018

Interview format

MLAT; 2x interviews.

Interview content

Friendly atmosphere; personal statement, preparatory reading. Half was in French.

Best preparation

Knowing personal statement, example questions and rehearsing answers in French.

Final thoughts

Prepare and then relax!

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: Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT)
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 1 hour
Length of interviews: 20 minutes
Online interview: No

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

There was a very friendly atmosphere. My interview mainly focused on personal statement and some reading I had done on the day. Then half of the interview was in spoken French. We went over my personal statement and experiences of the country and culture in general. 

How did you prepare for your interviews?

I did some Interview practise. I read over my personal statement and made sure I knew the content, then looked at example questions and rehearsed basic answers in French.

If you took a test, how did you prepare?

Practise papers, grammar book work, quizlet with mistakes

What advice would you give to future applicants?

Prepare as much as you can but relax and enjoy the process.