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I know that the schools talked about on here are primarily American, but I'm doing an interview for maths at Cambridge University next month. Has anyone done an interview there (apparently a very distinctive style) and is willing to share advice?

By Royalchk (Royalchk) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 06:10 pm: Edit

erm...bump...

By Chasgoose (Chasgoose) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 06:49 pm: Edit

I remember when I was considering Oxford they described their interview process as more of an oral exam in the subject you are applying for than anything else.

By Royalchk (Royalchk) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 06:56 pm: Edit

That's what I hear. What did you interview for?

By Chasgoose (Chasgoose) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 07:02 pm: Edit

I didn't end up applying because I was discouraged by having to pick my major so soon, the interview and the fact that Oxford is really far away from Arizona where I live.

By Royalchk (Royalchk) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 07:05 pm: Edit

Aye. Are you a freshman now or have you applied other places?

Any rough ideas about what you want to study?

Any antipathy for barrages of questions ?

By Chasgoose (Chasgoose) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 01:27 am: Edit

No I am a senior in high school and currently I have only applied to Yale. My main interests are literature and history but I also really like astronomy and physics and theoretical math and classical languages but see I was afraid that in the British system I would be trapped in my major and not be able to study everthing that I wanted to study.

By Y17k (Y17k) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 10:29 am: Edit

here in australia we have a similar "oral exam" type interviews for medicine and law (undergraduate). ive talked to people who've done it, and it tests variety of skills such as your ability to respond to a proposed scenario, and your ability to take in what you are hearing. For example, you may be read a random passage, after whcih the interviewer will ask you a few questions which relate to the basic facts mentioned in the passage.

By Wheresyourpride (Wheresyourpride) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 11:12 am: Edit

My friend had an interview at Cambridge this weekend, I'm not sure how it went, but I that she had to have three interviews: one in French, one in Spanish, and the last in English (she's an English-speaking American).