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Cambridge interview for MPhil in population health sciences

Hey guys - I have an interview this Wednesday. I chose my focus to be epidemiology. The interview is with two epidemiology professors and is 20 min.

What should I expect from the interview? Is it going to be epi oriented or more about why I want to do the course.

Thanks for any responses

As I am nervous

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Reply 1

Giorgio Armani

Anyone?

University of Cambridge

Cambridge

Reply 2

oused1956

Original post by Giorgio Armani

Anyone?

Hope the interview went well. Mine was just a casual discussion so don't know how the decision will be made. What about you?

Reply 3

Giorgio Armani

Yep same - it was a casual interview. When do you think we will hear back?

Reply 4

Jhenny

Original post by Giorgio Armani

Yep same - it was a casual interview. When do you think we will hear back?

Has anyone heard back?

Reply 5

Giorgio Armani

the department has got in touch with me, informing me that I have a place. However, I am still stuck at the PAO stage. Wbu?

Reply 6

Jhenny

Original post by Giorgio Armani

the department has got in touch with me, informing me that I have a place. However, I am still stuck at the PAO stage. Wbu?

I'm still stuck at under review by the department. When was the date of your interview?

Reply 7

anonymn

Hi everyone, an applicant of Mphil in PHS here... I submitted my application 4 weeks ago the last day of final deadline. Just curious when did you guys received interview invitation after submitted the application?

Reply 8

Nissan leaf

I intend to apply this year, can anyone give me some advice? Would be grateful if someone could send me a copy of their personal statement, have no idea where to start :frown:

Reply 9

jackieo232

Original post by Nissan leaf

I intend to apply this year, can anyone give me some advice? Would be grateful if someone could send me a copy of their personal statement, have no idea where to start :frown:

I'm also applying this year, hope you managed to get going with this! Have you submitted it yet?

Reply 10

Parsnip_Carrot

Original post by jackieo232

I'm also applying this year, hope you managed to get going with this! Have you submitted it yet?

Not the person you were replying to, but how is your application going? I've just found this thread. I applied last year and I have a January interview date. I'm really nervous!

Reply 11

jackieo232

Original post by Parsnip_Carrot

Not the person you were replying to, but how is your application going? I've just found this thread. I applied last year and I have a January interview date. I'm really nervous!

I've pm'd you :smile:

Reply 12

Parsnip_Carrot

Original post by jackieo232

I've pm'd you :smile:

Awesome! Unfortunately my account is really new (you can't reply to PMs until your account is three days old apparently :dontknow:

) so can't PM you until Sunday.

Reply 13

Parsnip_Carrot

I have had my interview so for future reference for anyone else, it is still a 20 minute casual chat style talk. I mean, it's an interview of course but it didn't feel like they were trying to trip me up and there was no practical/technical component.

Reply 14

XintongLi

Original post by Parsnip_Carrot

Hi, can I ask which stream did you apply? I have applied to the health data science stream and heard that the interview was quite hard as they may ask something technical about your CV.

Reply 15

Parsnip_Carrot

Original post by XintongLi

Hi, can I ask which stream did you apply? I have applied to the health data science stream and heard that the interview was quite hard as they may ask something technical about your CV.

Hi, good point, I did not apply for HDS, I applied for infectious diseases.

Reply 16

XintongLi

Original post by Parsnip_Carrot

Hi, good point, I did not apply for HDS, I applied for infectious diseases.

I see, thanks for your reply!

Reply 17

Anonymous #1

Original post by Parsnip_Carrot

Not the person you were replying to, but how is your application going? I've just found this thread. I applied last year and I have a January interview date. I'm really nervous!

Just wondering when did u apply? November or early December? Many tks.

Reply 18

Parsnip_Carrot

Original post by Anonymous

Just wondering when did u apply? November or early December? Many tks.

First of December.

Reply 19

Parsnip_Carrot

For any future applicants, here is the timeline of my application for admission in 2023 for this MPhil:

Applied: 1 Dec (2022)
Invited to interview: 10 Jan
Interview: 17 Jan
Moved to Degree Committee: 1 Feb (this is when I checked and saw but I wasn't checking every day so it could have been a couple of days earlier)
Moved to PAO: 3 Feb
Offer: 15 Feb
College Acceptance: 18 Feb (as seen in self-service portal, first email from college 25 Feb).