Computer Science @ Churchill, Cambridge in 2017

Interview format

100-min test then 1 interview

Interview content

2 logic-based questions.

Best preparation

Book-reading.

Final thoughts

No

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

I had a 100 minutes Maths CSAT paper at around 4:45, followed by a 2 hour wait, then the interview at around 6:30.

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

2 logic based questions. One was a logic problem about filling up buckets of sand. Then there was a second question which was the use of water pipes as logic gates and how make different “circuits” with them.

How did you prepare?

I read a book called “Code”.

Looking back, what advice would you give to your past self?

No.