Harris Westminster interview

I recently got an interview for Harris Academy Westminster on English lit, and I'm just wondering whether anyone has any advice, maybe on the kind of thing they liked to see/hear or the kinds of questions they might ask? thank you!

I did mine in English lit too! How’d u find it xx

I slipped up a bit on the poem but all around okay!! What about you? xx

I think it went well! But the lady I had was rlly nice so idk if it was good enough ☹️ what did u talk abt for ur topic?

Same with my man! He was super friendly and nice so I couldn’t work out if that was because of me or not. I talked about Bildungsroman novels and 1st person stories, so Jane eyre and such. What about you? xx

I talked about the translation of literature creating a liminal space, and whether a true translation could ever be achieved xx

I got an offer! What about you? xx

Jumping on here! I’m doing English lit too, and also got an offer. What other subjects are you guys doing? X

Probably physics, maths, fm and an EPQ. Wbu? x

I recently got an interview for Harris Academy Westminster on English lit, and I'm just wondering whether anyone has any advice, maybe on the kind of thing they liked to see/hear or the kinds of questions they might ask? thank you!

Hi, I also have an interview for Harris English Literature, could you guys give me any tips? I’m really nervous

hi babe, I go rn and I did my interview in English, so I can give u a few tips:
The interview is split into 2 -
In the first part, you talk about why you’re taking the subject. This is your opportunity to talk about a niche that interests you (don’t come with something generic like ‘it’s interesting’ or wtv). For example, I talked about the translation of literature creating a liminal space of meaning, and how that affects the reader and the text as a whole. Don’t worry about sounding ‘fancy’, they’re looking for enthusiasm and a supercurricular interest in your subject.
In the second part there is a verbal assessment. They’ll give you a piece of text (likely a poem, but it differs between teachers) to analyse, and you literally just say anything that pops into your head (dw, if your stuck they’ll help you out). They just want to test your analytical abilities, and how you respond to new concepts.
hope that helps x

Thank you so much and might sound a little irrelevant, but tips on what to wear? Do I have to dress formally?

I got an offer! What about you? xx

Jumping on here! I’m doing English lit too, and also got an offer. What other subjects are you guys doing? X