2x interviews (2 interviewers in each)
Interview 1: wider reading, picture source; Interview 2: wider reading, discussion of pre-interview exercise
Wider reading; radio programmes/podcasts; talking with current students
Think of questions to ask your interviewers
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.
I had two interviews, both of which took place on the same day in December and were both held by two lecturers from the college. When I arrived I was led to the
Both interviews focused mainly on the reading I had undertaken previously and mentioned in my personal statement. In the first, I was asked about things I had done to explore HSPS e.g. reading. I was then given a picture and asked to describe what was going on in it as I was interested in anthropology.
In the second interview I had a prepared text I was briefly asked about; then the interview was based mainly on the books I'd read and I was asked if I had noticed any similarities between them. They also got me to debate a topic, with the interviewers playing devil's advocate.
Reading anthropological books and then taking notes and noting similarities to other works. I also regularly listened to BBC Radio 4/World Service and read the news.
They always ask if you have a question at the end.