Resources for preparing for interview
Resources for preparing for interview
These resources are designed to help you get a better understanding of the interview process. This includes practical information for your interviews in addition to some example interviews. As every interview looks different and they do not follow a single formula, please see the example interviews as an indication of what interviews can be like, rather than as a definitive guide to what your interview will be like.
Please pay attention to the dates of the videos as some of them are older than others. Whilst they all contain useful advice and information, please be aware that some of the details in the older videos will not be up to date.
Preparing for interview: Arts and Humanities
This is an hour-long Cambridge webinar in which Admissions Tutors Dr Martin Parker Dixon and Dr Jonathan Padley give advice and answer questions about how to prepare for your interview, specialising in Arts and Humanities.
Preparing for interview: Sciences and Maths
This is an hour-long Cambridge webinar in which Admissions Tutors Dr Paul Elliott and Dr Julia Riley give advice and answer questions about how to prepare for your interview, specialising in Sciences and Maths.
Preparing for online interviews
Preparing for your online interview
This video gives you some advice and more information for the day of your online interview.
What to expect at your online interview
This video takes you through what a Zoom interview might look like, provides tips and demonstrates what an interview might include.
What interviews can be like
Three students at the University of Cambridge talk about their interview experiences.
A current Economics undergraduate student asks their interview questions about the interview process. Please note that there is no singular structure for a University of Cambridge interview, and all University of Cambridge interviews may differ.
Meet the Interviewers | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Meet the Interviewers | English
Meet the Interviewers | Human, Social and Political Science
Meet the Interviewers | Physical Natural Sciences
Meet the Interviewers is a series of videos filmed at Downing College, University of Cambridge, aimed at answering the common questions we receive from prospective applicants. This gives you the opportunity to hear them discuss what they are looking for at interview.
Example Interviews
This is an example undergraduate admissions interview for Linguistics but will be useful for all Arts and Humanities subjects. Please note that this video is not an exemplar of what a University of Cambridge interview may look like. There is no singular structure for a University of Cambridge interview, and a University of Cambridge interview may differ from this style.
Biological Natural Sciences Example Interview
This is an example undergraduate admissions interview for Biological Natural Sciences but will be useful for all STEM subjects. Please note that this video is not an exemplar of what a University of Cambridge interview may look like. There is no singular structure for a University of Cambridge interview, and a University of Cambridge interview may differ from this style.
Although this is an old video, it is still very representative of what your interviews may look like, and what the interviewers are looking for.