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Which subject is this for? I'm not familiar with overseas applications but my general perception for Economics was that grades are the most important, followed by interviews then everything else.

Yup, it's for Economics! Could do most of the questions in interview with 2 mistakes, but my essay went bad was as good as not writing anything imo, got me really freaked out haha

Hey guys!

Is it normal to not be able to answer (but getting close to answering) a question at interview?

Would they see it as a bad thing if I wasn't able to answer, despite being given hints?

Thanks

Even for maths? If you get the method no issues ismt that good?

The kind of questions you get asked in a maths interview (I did maths at Cambridge) aren't the kind that you can easily just give the answer to. They're more like university level multi-step questions, with very little guidance given.

The kind of questions you get asked in a maths interview (I did maths at Cambridge) aren't the kind that you can easily just give the answer to. They're more like university level multi-step questions, with very little guidance given.

I know this has been asked before, but has anyone who has made an open application received an email about the college they were allocated to? Because I have submitted my saq on the 16th and have not heard back since. Should I email them? I am starting to become quite anxious...

I made an open application. Emailed central office a week ago and was contacted by the college a few days after that.

I had oxford maths interviews last year and the questions werent exactly multistep. They were like quickfire questions where they seemed to just expect you to know it or not. And i got an offer..

I assumed cambridge maths interviews would have been the same as oxford ones

What could you do to prepare and what would you have done slightly better?


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Why cant you apply for Oxford AND Cambridge? I read this on Cambridge web site.

Oxford have the MAT which acts more like the Cambridge interview process for maths. For Cambridge, the interview questions are longer. There are sample videos online for Cambridge maths interviews, which are quite informative.



Make sure you know all the modules that you've done so far inside and out, and maybe do some practice above A-level maths questions to make yourself more comfortable with not immediately knowing the answer to a question.

Why cant you apply for Oxford AND Cambridge? I read this on Cambridge web site.

Oxford have the MAT which acts more like the Cambridge interview process for maths. For Cambridge, the interview questions are longer. There are sample videos online for Cambridge maths interviews, which are quite informative.



Make sure you know all the modules that you've done so far inside and out, and maybe do some practice above A-level maths questions to make yourself more comfortable with not immediately knowing the answer to a question.