What to wear to a Cambridge interview??

I wore jeans and a jumper. They don't really care what you wear as long as it isn't offensive- I think they even specified somewhere that they didn't want people wearing suits and stuff. From what I remember of the interview days, most people dressed fairly casually, apart from the odd person. It's really up to you, but honestly no one will care what you wear unless it's extreme.

I'm only in year 12, so not applying yet but this has been puzzling me quite a bit. On Cambridge's website, and many other uni websites, it suggests coming to the interview in 'whatever is comfortable'. To me this isn't a suit, yet my parents say you should turn up to a uni interview in full suit, tie and the works...I'm female and the online tutorials show a girl in a dress I think? What have people worn to these interviews...will it have an effect on the actual offer??

No. They advise people to wear what's comfortable. If they want to wear a suit that's absolutely fine - and some do. But it's really not a problem either way.

The official advice is:

"What should I wear?
You're not being assessed on your clothes or appearance so there's no need to dress formally, and it's not necessary to wear a suit. On the other hand, you might not want to look as though you're going to the gym or for a night out!The best rule to follow is to wear whatever you feel comfortable in and don't be put off by what other people choose to wear to their interview."

http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/interviews/what-do-interviews-involve

That you felt you needed to look smarter at the interview than you do after the success of your interview says nothing that supports the contention that my advice is wrong. It merely tells us that you didn't have the courage to be yourself and to not succumb to the same fears that the herd is needlessly prey to.

yet here is a classic example of voluntary yet needless adherence to a conformity that even the people interviewing them won't display.

It is ironic that one of the tenets of teenagedom is being different and individual

I'm only in year 12, so not applying yet but this has been puzzling me quite a bit. On Cambridge's website, and many other uni websites, it suggests coming to the interview in 'whatever is comfortable'. To me this isn't a suit, yet my parents say you should turn up to a uni interview in full suit, tie and the works...I'm female and the online tutorials show a girl in a dress I think? What have people worn to these interviews...will it have an effect on the actual offer??