3x 20 min interviews, 1-2 days apart
Economics: problem sheet; Philosophy: source; Politics: abstract topic
2 past papers
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Asked questions to someone who had interviewed for the same course the year before.
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Test taken:
Number of interviews: 3
Skype interview: No
Time between each interview: 1-2 days
Length of interviews: 20 minutes each
Economics: I was given a problem sheet.
Philosophy: We discussed a source that I was given.
Politics: We discussed a political topic (more general/abstract and not current).
The atmosphere was friendly.
A few questions were asked about my personal statement.
The interviews were not knowledge based.
I did two
I asked questions to