Geology & Earth Sciences 2015

Lol! Apparently it is going to be a group interview ! See you there tomorrow!

Oh gosh... that sounds terrifying ):

I know! One of the admissions guys sent me an email saying that:
"Once lunch is finished, all applicants are split into two groups, A (red badge) and B (blue badge). Group A will go to interviews with our academic staff, while group B will go on a tour of our facilities. Midway through the afternoon the two groups then swap over. Student ambassadors will escort applicants to and from the interviews, which will last for approximately 15 minutes. Applicants will reside in the lecture theatre when not being interviewed and have a chance to look at some of our current students’ work."
I dont know if he meant that it was going to be a group interview or not..

eh? wait what??? now I'm worried lol

Obviously I don't know for certain but that doesn't sound like there will be group interviews to me. It simply means one group of people will have their interviews at time A and the other at time B (but with separate interviewers). That's what happened at Imperial and at Southampton.

Oh nooo!! I am shy and don't really like to talk too much... Do you have any advice?

Well as I said, I don't think they will be group interviews. If they are... I'm really not the best person to be giving you advice because I'm hardly outgoing myself! In the unlikely situation that there are group interviews (which again, I find hard to believe) then you should probably make sure you're not intimidated by others. Everyone's going to be scared, some people will be better at putting on a face of confidence than others but you're all going to be intelligent people so don't be afraid of saying what you think.

Thank you for the help haha!! I'll try my best and will let you know tomorrow!

I havent received any timetable emails and i have the manchester interview too tomorrow. Could someone please tell me where the interview is and its at 11 am right? thanks! any other important details would be great too thanks!

The inteeview wasn't a group one, and they asked only 4 questions! It was awesome, I met some funny people there. At the end, they told me that they are making a AAB offer. Plus! I got an offer from Leeds, AAB, I wasn't expecting an offer from Leeds. Wow!!

Oh brilliant, glad it went well! Do you have all of your responses then?

I'm still waiting for UCL and imperial but at the moment, I am happy with this

Good! Have you had all of your interviews though?

The interview was easy too. I was asked about future prospects, why Earth Sciences, and how I think geology can be applied to solve the current problems. (I adressed the record hot-temperatures of the previous year and connected survival of species based on their climates). I liked it- the Geology area is spacious and staff supportive and friendly. Unlike in UCL focus was less based on their current research, we barely managed to see the labs, but at least I've seen the undergraduate facilities, independaent study rooms, labs etc- for each module.
Leaving positive and with secure footing.
Which groups were you in? (A or B)