Test taken: National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT)
Number of interviews: 2
Time between interviews: 45 mins
Length of interviews: c.30 mins
Online interview: Yes

My first interview was online with two professors. I was given a situation related to land law, then asked questions about what would be the best thing to do to resolve the problem. I was interogated about my answers to make sure that I could defend them. There was very little about my personal statement to be honest. I was completely terrified and sure that I was messing it up because I kept stumbling over my words, but I kept narrating my thought process because that's what they want to see.

My second interview was online with two professors. I was given a document (3ish pages) to read beforehand, then I was asked questions about it. It was about a privacy human rights law case, and a celebrity suing a journalist. I was a lot more relaxed in this one because I knew a bit about the topic area, and I had lots of ideas to share. It was actually a pretty comfortable and enjoyable experience. In neither interview was I asked any ridiculous questions like 'can you sell me this pen?' or asked to do anything weird like 'throw that chair across the room'.

I did a practice interview run by my school. Read the news obsessively in case I was asked about it (I was not). Looked over my personal statement, tried to think of questions that they would ask based on it, then came up with ideas for answers. The most helpful thing I did was getting used to talking about my subject and the things that interested me about it with other people (family, friends, teachers etc). I think another really valuable skill is developing techniques to manage stress and anxiety so you don't panic too badly on the day - it's perfectly normal to be scared, but you want to be able to put yourself out there even though you're afraid.

I read a practice textbook with very useful advice on the multiple-choice questions, practiced over and over again (especially timed practices), and got my teachers to read my practice essays for me.

Make sure that you're applying to the course because you think you'll enjoy it, because enjoying it will carry you through all the difficult bits. Read around the subject - you can watch films, read blogs, listen to podcasts, anything that gets you to think critically about it is good.

If I did it it again, I would try and stress less about it, because I really worked myself up in knots about being perfect and that made me miserable. I would also have practiced going through difficult situations and unpicking my argument as to what I should do to solve the problem. Narrating to yourself (or someone else) while you do this is really helpful. Try and play devil's advocate with your own answers - what might someone who opposes you say about your argument? Get used to flexing those thinking skills and showing other people not just what your argument is but also why you chose that view.