Oxbridge

What we are not looking for: 

Clothing, handshake, eye contact-- be comfortable

Natural conversationalists

Public Speaking skills

Extra curricular experiences: Sports, President of Student government etc...

How to Pass the Oxford Interview (BBC, 2016)

Cambridge Interview resources

Interviews | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
An introduction to admissions interviews at Cambridge, including videos on preparing for interview and Cambridge interview myths, plus excerpts from four mock interviews.

Online interviews | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
Information about the online interviews that took place in 2020, including video guides to the platforms that were used.

Overseas interviews | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
Check this page regularly for updates on our overseas interview arrangements for 2021.

Interviews – Trinity College Cambridge
Interview guidance and three mock interviews, including one via Zoom

Preparing for your interview | Downing College Cambridge
Interview guidance and four ‘Meet the Interviewer’ videos

Undergraduate study | Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
Scroll down to watch two current students talk about their interviews.

Interviews | BA Law (cam.ac.uk)
On the right-hand side of the page, four current students reflect on their interviews.

Interviews - InsideUni
A database of first-hand interview experiences, collated by students for students

Cambridge University Web Undergraduate: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/igcc2021-resources

Sarah Borgerding

Contact Me: counselor@tisa.az 

Secondary School Counselor MYP/DP and University Counselor

The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA)

Teacher Information (Link active for teachers only)

General Think about: 

Why do you want to study XXXX at Cambridge? 

Course-- DO YOUR REASERCH!!

Professors

Way things are taught  "Learning by dialog" 

Genuine demonstration of subject area

Why Cambridge not Oxford....Why Oxford not Cambridge but not College Choice. 

Know the relevant technical terms for the topic

Know your personal statment!  

Ask questions-- if you did not hear something-- check to make sure that you are understanding and answering the question that is asked.

Practice talking relevant academic work and academic subject and ideas.

Practice thinking out-loud.... share your thinking out loud!  Talk people through your thinking.