In a tizzy over your wardrobe choices for interview? Calm down! You’re not the only one. Applicants are very good at creating extra things to worry about. For example, I spent a good five minutes outside the door to my interview wondering whether I was supposed to knock or not as I was…
You’ve done it, you’ve secured your interview for dental school. You’re at the last hurdle. But what happens now? How do you prepare? First things first, congratulations for securing the interview! The road to get to this stage has been hugely competitive and the admissions tutor must have been impressed to invite you…
Interviews for Oxbridge can seem scary, especially if you’ve never done an interview before. We’ve all heard the horror stories, from terrifying questions – “Describe the chair without describing any of its physical attributes,” – to the one where an interviewer set his own desk table on fire. With all these rumours flying around, it…
Here’s a handy guide for all things to do with a Nottingham medicine interview. In this post, Kate talks about things to think about beforehand, the day itself, and her top 3 tips to succeed! THINGS TO DO BEFORE THE NOTTINGHAM MEDICINE INTERVIEW Nottingham, as with many other medical schools, start their testing…
Good luck to all those interviewing for their dream course very soon! Here are our 3 final tips for you: Be yourself! It’s okay to relax in an interview – the best kinds of interview resemble a formal conversation. Get there early. Make sure you know exactly where you are going, if you don’t,…
The Oxford law interview is an important part of the Oxford admissions process. The Oxford law interview takes place in an Oxford college and will be led by academic tutors. Your performance at interview will be considered along with your grades, predicted grades, personal statement, references and LNAT score and essay. Oxford does not interview all…
University of Glasgow is one of the wide range of UK Universities that incorporate UCAT standardised test as part of their admission process. Your Glasgow UCAT score is an important factor to get right – these stats show you why. The University of Glasgow, according to the information taken from applications submitted in 2015, had…
Preparing for a medicine interview should be targeted towards the skills and attributes that medical interviewers are looking for. It’s important to note that the different UK medical schools all undertake medicine interview in various formats, from ‘standard’ panels, to Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) to more academic-style interviews. What is it that interviewers are looking…
A question we get asked all the time is “Why should I start Cambridge interview preparation now if I haven’t even got an interview invitation yet?” “Why should you start Cambridge interview preparation?” It’s a good question, and one with a good answer – especially if you are applying to Cambridge. Cambridge, historically,…
So, you’re applying to a medical course at a university in the UK. Many students are anxious to understand what preparing for medical interview involves and how they can start getting a better position for it. Apart from the standard parts of the application process common to all courses, you will be aware that there…
The first human genome sequence was completed in 2001. Since then, the whole genome sequencing has been used as a major tool in scientific research. Now, companies such as 23andMe, which claim to be able to predict an individual’s risk for a number of genetic diseases, as well as other traits, such as their hair…
My own Cambridge humanities interview was a tense and uncomfortable experience. I remember realising halfway through my Cambridge humanities interview that I was constantly fidgeting with my sweaty hands, and then sat on them to make it stop. I came out thinking that I’d blown my golden chance, and was therefore ecstatic when the letter…
Never studied law and unsure about how to prepare for a law interview? Here is a helpful checklist of the steps you can take to feel prepared and relaxed for your law interview. 1. Read the news You should be keeping up to date on all the major ongoing stories in the world…
1. Read a book you’ll enjoy, not one you think will sound impressive. When I was interviewed for Geography, I was obsessed with South Asia, but had little concentration for books centred on economics, development, or world politics. Despite my best efforts, none of the ‘intellectual’ texts my Geography teacher recommended would hold my attention…
When applying to a physics course the interview process can be a bit daunting and unlike anything you’ve experienced before, however they aren’t all that different to interviews for other subjects involving critical thinking. Every physics interview has one fundamental goal, which is to evaluate the aptitude of the student’s way of thinking for dealing…
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