Geography @ Gonville & Caius, Cambridge in 2020

Interview format

2x interview

Interview content

Interview 1; personal statement Interview 2; problem-solving question

Best preparation

Keep up to date with the news; re-read personal statement.

Final thoughts

Research the course and be confident with your personal statement.

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

Number of interviews: 2
Length of interviews: 30 mins

What happened in your interview? How did you feel?

In one, we discussed my personal statement. In the other interview, I was given a problem question to solve. 

How did you prepare for your interviews?

To prepare I had mock interviews, read news articles, and kept reviewing my personal statement.

What advice would you give to future applicants?

Know the course, your personal statement and what the interviewer specialises in.