Interview Insights: Oxford

Here's our database of first-hand student interview experiences. You can also watch students talk about other aspects of university in our student videos.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Corpus Christi (2016)

There was a general discussion to start with, covering a few specific parts of my personal statemen…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Hertford (2015)

Philosophy: the interview focused on a problem sheet we did a day before in timed conditions. It wa…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Mansfield (2017)

In my Politics and Philosophy interviews, there was an emphasis on basic understanding of logic - I…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Pembroke (2017)

My first interview was split equally between politics and economics. The economics section involved…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Corpus Christi (2018)

My first interview was for Politics. The tutors started off with some questions about my personal s…

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

St Catherine's (2017)

I was asked thinking-style questions, which didn't require any knowledge beyond basic calculus for …

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* Despite interviews being online this year, the experiences and advice from previous years will still be relevant.