Cambridge maths interview advice

Hi, I'm a y13 Cambridge applicant but I might be able to answer some of these questions. What college are you applying to by the way?
1) It's possible, but not certain. From what I know it will be a small part of the interview if anything, but do keep in mind that they could ask questions on anything in the personal statement, so make sure you know your stuff.
2) If you have studied stats and mechanics, they can ask about it. I think interviews tend to focus more on pure maths, and they do try to tailor the interview to match the interests you've stated on your personal statement, but its still fairly likely there will be some applied maths.
3) I can't answer this one, sorry.
4) I think it probably depends to an extent on your preferences when it comes to questions. Interview questions are undoubtedly harder than a level questions, but I personally would say they're significantly easier than step questions. They're definitely a different style, much more abstract.
5) They generally prefer for you to think out loud, as it gives them more insight into your thought process. Taking a quiet moment won't hurt, but the less you speak about your thought process the worse your chances are generally.

Ah! Tysm! I've gotten so rusty now that I've forgotten most of Stats and Mech. Guess I gotta work on revision and the stuff I mentioned in my ps. Thanks again! I'll try and talk more in practice sessions. (I'm applying to corpus btw, dunno whether it's considered competitive or not)

Try and arrange a practice interview at school - why are you rusty on any area of maths?

I finished my A-levels this June, so I've been doing less calculus to spare time for Olympiads and whatnot. Also our school unfortunately doesn't provide interview practice, and I'm really not even affiliated with my school anyways as I mainly self-study. Thanks for the suggestion though!

How can you enter UKMT competitions without being at school? Who is writing your reference, perhaps they could help?

I'm international so it's complicated. By olympiads I'm not referring to the UKMT competitions but rather the national ones which I can pretty easily participate in. For the reference,you don't have to get your A-levels teacher (I don't have one). You can just find any of your teachers. I picked my maths teacher that taught me maths in my national curriculum.

Yes I know you don't need to ask your teacher - could your referee help you with interview practice?

Hi ! I'm an international student in Y12 who's looking for advice on doing the mathematics interview.
1, Will they ask you about what you've written in your personal statement?
2, Would they ask about mechanics and stats even if you didnt specify that you like them in particular? (I chose pure mathematics).
3, If you chose the "document camera" option when doing the interview survey some colleges send you, would you have to prepare special equipment? Or is a second device just fine?
4, How difficult are interview questions compared to STEP/A-levels?
5, Do they give you some time to think quietly after asking a question? Or are you supposed to say everything out loud?
I'm applying to a relatively less competitive college (I think?) so some insight would be nice. Thanks!

You should find these sessions helpful: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/problem-solving-maths-interviews-webinar-series