To those already at Cambridge University - did you make any mistakes at interview?

In my first interview my interviewer was Scottish, and I found myself mimicking his accent

In the same interview Iwas asked why I thought the law was so important, and I started off by saying that it effects everyone in everyday life, and decided to use the example of cheese (when you buy cheese it came here through EU law, you are entering into a contract etc). But I found myself in a rut and had lost my train of thought so I ended up just listing a long list of types of cheese- "whether it be cheddar, edam, mozzarella, or even goats cheese, or llama cheese- I had that in Peru once, it wasn't very nice. I have a pet llama, you know- he's called Basil...he can't make cheese because he's boy...of course, that's another type of law- biological law. But I'm not good at science, which is why I chose proper law. Of course in real law we have natural law, but that's a whole different kettle of fish...which are, of course, very different to cheese."

I know the exact verbal splurge because it was recorded during interview and has since been played back to me at every given opportunity

In my first interview my interviewer was Scottish, and I found myself mimicking his accent

In the same interview Iwas asked why I thought the law was so important, and I started off by saying that it effects everyone in everyday life, and decided to use the example of cheese (when you buy cheese it came here through EU law, you are entering into a contract etc). But I found myself in a rut and had lost my train of thought so I ended up just listing a long list of types of cheese- "whether it be cheddar, edam, mozzarella, or even goats cheese, or llama cheese- I had that in Peru once, it wasn't very nice. I have a pet llama, you know- he's called Basil...he can't make cheese because he's boy...of course, that's another type of law- biological law. But I'm not good at science, which is why I chose proper law. Of course in real law we have natural law, but that's a whole different kettle of fish...which are, of course, very different to cheese."

I know the exact verbal splurge because it was recorded during interview and has since been played back to me at every given opportunity

In my first interview my interviewer was Scottish, and I found myself mimicking his accent

In the same interview Iwas asked why I thought the law was so important, and I started off by saying that it effects everyone in everyday life, and decided to use the example of cheese (when you buy cheese it came here through EU law, you are entering into a contract etc). But I found myself in a rut and had lost my train of thought so I ended up just listing a long list of types of cheese- "whether it be cheddar, edam, mozzarella, or even goats cheese, or llama cheese- I had that in Peru once, it wasn't very nice. I have a pet llama, you know- he's called Basil...he can't make cheese because he's boy...of course, that's another type of law- biological law. But I'm not good at science, which is why I chose proper law. Of course in real law we have natural law, but that's a whole different kettle of fish...which are, of course, very different to cheese."

I know the exact verbal splurge because it was recorded during interview and has since been played back to me at every given opportunity

In my first interview my interviewer was Scottish, and I found myself mimicking his accent

In the same interview Iwas asked why I thought the law was so important, and I started off by saying that it effects everyone in everyday life, and decided to use the example of cheese (when you buy cheese it came here through EU law, you are entering into a contract etc). But I found myself in a rut and had lost my train of thought so I ended up just listing a long list of types of cheese- "whether it be cheddar, edam, mozzarella, or even goats cheese, or llama cheese- I had that in Peru once, it wasn't very nice. I have a pet llama, you know- he's called Basil...he can't make cheese because he's boy...of course, that's another type of law- biological law. But I'm not good at science, which is why I chose proper law. Of course in real law we have natural law, but that's a whole different kettle of fish...which are, of course, very different to cheese."

I know the exact verbal splurge because it was recorded during interview and has since been played back to me at every given opportunity

Haha...nice. They record interviews?! Is this true for all interviews or only certain colleges/subjects?

GENIUS! I haven't laughed like that since one friend of mine was asked at a Princeton interview why was he applying at Harvard.

I know people sometimes cry after the interview, but has anyone ever cried during the interview? If so, how did you remedy the situation?

Nope, but several supervisions left me on the brink of tears. Good times...

In my first interview my interviewer was Scottish, and I found myself mimicking his accent

In the same interview Iwas asked why I thought the law was so important, and I started off by saying that it effects everyone in everyday life, and decided to use the example of cheese (when you buy cheese it came here through EU law, you are entering into a contract etc). But I found myself in a rut and had lost my train of thought so I ended up just listing a long list of types of cheese- "whether it be cheddar, edam, mozzarella, or even goats cheese, or llama cheese- I had that in Peru once, it wasn't very nice. I have a pet llama, you know- he's called Basil...he can't make cheese because he's boy...of course, that's another type of law- biological law. But I'm not good at science, which is why I chose proper law. Of course in real law we have natural law, but that's a whole different kettle of fish...which are, of course, very different to cheese."

I know the exact verbal splurge because it was recorded during interview and has since been played back to me at every given opportunity

It's really interesting reading about interviews...
I hope someone makes a big thread about this years applicants interview experiences once they've happened, cos so many people from TSR are applying to Oxbridge!

You aren't allowed to talk about your interview in any real depth, not to the extent that it would be useful, anyway.

Oh aren't you? How come?

I'm not 100% sure what I said was correct, but it is certainly frowned upon by the mods, from what I can gather. Probably best to wait for Nina or someone to appear and confirm my suspicions.

In my first interview my interviewer was Scottish, and I found myself mimicking his accent

In the same interview Iwas asked why I thought the law was so important, and I started off by saying that it effects everyone in everyday life, and decided to use the example of cheese (when you buy cheese it came here through EU law, you are entering into a contract etc). But I found myself in a rut and had lost my train of thought so I ended up just listing a long list of types of cheese- "whether it be cheddar, edam, mozzarella, or even goats cheese, or llama cheese- I had that in Peru once, it wasn't very nice. I have a pet llama, you know- he's called Basil...he can't make cheese because he's boy...of course, that's another type of law- biological law. But I'm not good at science, which is why I chose proper law. Of course in real law we have natural law, but that's a whole different kettle of fish...which are, of course, very different to cheese."

I know the exact verbal splurge because it was recorded during interview and has since been played back to me at every given opportunity