HSPS Test: 2 x interviews
Interview 1: poetry and research methods ; Interview 2: personal statement and current politics
Practise papers and knowledge of current affairs
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Go back over your personal statement, don't stress!
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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.
Test taken: HSPS Test
Number of interviews: 2
Skype interview: No
Time between interviews: can't remember!
Length of interviews: 20-30 minutes each
I felt like my first interview went very badly and was also
I did all the past papers on the Cambridge website and looked at my notes for A-level Politics, as well as keeping up with current affairs to use as examples in the essay.
It's a good idea to go back over your personal statement and have a think about vague statements or areas where it doesn't go into much depth, and consider some ways to clarify this as well as interesting ideas you could add. I did some of this and, although they didn't ask what I expected, it was a format I had anticipated so wasn't thrown too much. Also, I know it's easier said than done, but try not to