2x interviews
Interview 1; submitted work & source analysis Interview 2; personal statement
Re-read submitted work and personal statement.
Take your time; show your enthusiasm for the subject. The interviewer is there to help.
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.
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 1 hour 30mins
Length of interviews: About an hour
First interview, we went over my submitted work, expanded on my ideas. I was then given a visual source to discuss and analyse.
Second interview, we covered my personal statement, my interests in history. We also touched on my background, and how that influenced my historical studies.
I went over my submitted work (2 essays from AS), my notes covering my submitted work and my personal statement. Going over your submitted essays was
Don’t rush into answering a question, take your time!
Also if you don’t know exactly how to answer, just talk through your thinking process and the interviewers will help guide you in the right direction.
Finally, be enthusiastic!