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Cambridge Economics Interviews

Anybody know how to prepare for Cambridge Economics interview?
Any previous applicants have any advice? Examples of questions?

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Depends which college

Revise maths and do a lot of it, in both my interviews they asked me maths questions and it seemed they focused on it very heavily.

Downing do an additional maths test

and goian123434 what type of maths questions do they ask you

james.singh

and goian123434 what type of maths questions do they ask you

James - Any questions that show up on TSR will definitely not come in the interview - so no point.

All questions will related to A level subjects and its applications- so read up on your subjects well.

hey dumb economist you applying to downing. what as level module marks did you get

james.singh

hey dumb economist you applying to downing. what as level module marks did you get

I did not apply to downing nor did I do Maths so 0/600 :smile:

:smile:

james.singh

where are you applying to then and by the way I am applying to oxford for economics and management I am checking out thread as my friends are applying here

You are making up stories. all your previous postings are not consistent with each other. :p:

:p:

:yes:

Dumb Economist

You are making up stories. all your previous postings are not consistent with each other. :p:

:p:

:yes:

why would I lie
my friends are applying to downing and I wanted to check out which is harder

what subject you applying for

Dumb Economist

I did not apply to downing nor did I do Maths so 0/600 :smile:

:smile:

Which subjects are you doing? :s-smilie:

:s-smilie:

james.singh

why would I lie
my friends are applying to downing and I wanted to check out which is harder

what subject you applying for

Anthropology :smile:

:smile:

what a flop subject

james.singh

what a flop subject

I am not smart like you - :smile:

:smile:

Jinru

Which subjects are you doing? :s-smilie:

:s-smilie:

I PMed you. :smile:

:smile:

mike_saf

Anybody know how to prepare for Cambridge Economics interview?
Any previous applicants have any advice? Examples of questions?

*Testimonials: http://www.oxbridge-admissions.info/profiles-list.php?w=course

*Cambridge interview resources: http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/interviews/
http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/external/clawson/G6.htm (about Economics at Girton - might be slightly different for another college but same principles)

*Possibly useful TSR threads and posts:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=9988233&highlight=cambridge+economics+interview#post9988233
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=17181670&highlight=cambridge+economics+interview#post17181670
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1153937&highlight=cambridge+economics+interview#post1153937

*Other testimonials & suggestions:
http://www.whatwilltheyask.co.uk/University/Cambridge/cameconomics.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091020020606AAxL2Vg
http://weiwenconcerto.blogspot.com/2009/10/cambridge-interview18th-bdaydinner-at.html

*Questions
http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/interview-questions-for-oxbridge-economics/
http://www.coolinterview.com/type.asp?order=3&iType=668&iDBLoc=0 (note this is not Cambridge specific and these questions are not necessarily representative of the questions that may be asked. But they might be useful anyway)

*About Oxford but hey, same principles:
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/interview/preparing-for-economics-interview-at-oxford/

*Video
http://mediaplayer.group.cam.ac.uk/component/option,com_mediadb/task,view/idstr,S-530193/Itemid,26

*General Oxbridge Interview stuff:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/article6855850.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/article5083301.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6871705.ece

*Preliminary Economics reading:
http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/prospect/ba/list.html

james.singh

what a flop subject

:facepalm:

OP

james.singh

Depends which college

Fitzwilliam

interesting :headbang:

:headbang:

We're never allowed to say what we had in our interview :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

(or was that until early January when decision letters are released? :dontknow:

:dontknow:

)

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