English @ Jesus, Cambridge in 2017

Interview format

2x interviews; 1x text to analyse pre-interview.

Interview content

The pre-interview text and background of the texts; what I’d like to do after Uni

Best preparation

Mock interviews; reading personal statement

Final thoughts

None

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 2 interviews on the same day, both with two interviewers. Before my interview I was given a text to analyse and then such text was discussed in the interview alongside things that I’d mentioned in my personal statement.

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

The text and background of the texts - and then what I’d like to do after Uni etc. Can’t remember a lot of them.

How did you prepare?

Had some mock interviews with my tutor at college but other than that just reading through my personal statement.

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

No