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how much are the interviews weighed for cambridge engineering compared to the admissions test? I got almost full marks on the esat but I think I bottled the interview. Do you think I still have a chance of getting in?

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by jaeminche
how much are the interviews weighed for cambridge engineering compared to the admissions test? I got almost full marks on the esat but I think I bottled the interview. Do you think I still have a chance of getting in?

Sure. A lot of people have said that in a Cambridge interview they are just trying to gauge whether your "teachable" and if you will benefit from their style of teaching, in addition to that, a great majority of people who have said they've done badly at interview have actually done quite well and ended up with offers so you have probably done better than you think. Most people say they didn't do well on the ESAT so your application already stands out in this regard, I can say that I only got a perfect score on 1 section of the ESAT, my other 2 sections being very poor which won't be enough for an offer regardless of my interview performance which I'm also not confident in anyways.
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by WorriedUser4737
Sure. A lot of people have said that in a Cambridge interview they are just trying to gauge whether your "teachable" and if you will benefit from their style of teaching, in addition to that, a great majority of people who have said they've done badly at interview have actually done quite well and ended up with offers so you have probably done better than you think. Most people say they didn't do well on the ESAT so your application already stands out in this regard, I can say that I only got a perfect score on 1 section of the ESAT, my other 2 sections being very poor which won't be enough for an offer regardless of my interview performance which I'm also not confident in anyways.

Thanks a lot. Wishing u good luck too!

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