2x interviews (30 min each + 1 hour pre-interview questions); 1x test
Motivations for application decisions, and specific subject questions.
Subject specific websites and faculty provided recommended reading list.
Stay calm. Be unique. Use the resources available to you.
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.
There were two 30 minute interviews both with two interviewers. One interviewer was observing and one asking questions. One interview was based on your personal statement and problem solving skills 'on the spot' and the other was based around a sheet of questions you attempt in the hour before the interview. Also I had to do the
We discussed my motivations for studying at Cambridge, the college I applied to, and the subject. Problem solving using physical reasoning mostly. The sheet of questions, done before the interview, were more mathematical.
I used www.i-want-to-study-engineering.org.<\p>I also used www.isaacphysics.org.<\p>
It can be useful (and interesting) to read some of the books on the recommended reading list which can be found on the engineering website.<\p>
Try to get something to make you stand out from the crowd. A unique experience, a