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Interview advice for Materials science and Engineering at Manchester

Hi guys,
I can't really find anyone who has done an interview for Manchester to ask advice from, so does anyone have any prep advice + what are they looking for in interviews, is it quite academic etc.
My interview is on the 12th of November so any advice will be appreciated!!!

Reply 1

It is only a 15 min interview, so reckon it will be generic.

Reply 2

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by f1_carzy
It is only a 15 min interview, so reckon it will be generic.

Oh I actually did not know that thanks for letting me know

Reply 3

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by yasobo
Oh I actually did not know that thanks for letting me know


All the best for tomorrow 😀

Reply 4

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by f1_carzy
All the best for tomorrow 😀

Thanks!!!

Reply 5

Hope your interview went well. How long was it and were the questions technical or generic? Thanks!

Reply 6

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by yasobo
Oh I actually did not know that thanks for letting me know


Hi there- how was the uom interview? Was it 15 mins as I had thought? Thanks!

Reply 7

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by f1_carzy
Hi there- how was the uom interview? Was it 15 mins as I had thought? Thanks!

It went really well, got the offer the day after!! It was about 15 minutes and it was pretty chill

Reply 8

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by f1_carzy
Hope your interview went well. How long was it and were the questions technical or generic? Thanks!

It went well! pretty generic questions on why UoM and mastsci, and a couple of personal statement questions

Reply 9

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by yasobo
It went really well, got the offer the day after!! It was about 15 minutes and it was pretty chill


Well done.

Reply 10

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by f1_carzy
Well done.

Thanks!!

Reply 11

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by yasobo
Hi guys,
I can't really find anyone who has done an interview for Manchester to ask advice from, so does anyone have any prep advice + what are they looking for in interviews, is it quite academic etc.
My interview is on the 12th of November so any advice will be appreciated!!!

hey!! I have my interview in a few days [3rd of Dec], is there specific tips you would give? + what level of answer did u give to their questions?

Reply 12

It is a 15 min interview. Why Manchester, why mat sci, a question from your ps and a general tech question.
Pretty chill. Make sure you go through your ps well. All the best!

Reply 13

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by JP1907
hey!! I have my interview in a few days [3rd of Dec], is there specific tips you would give? + what level of answer did u give to their questions?

Just go over personal statement and why you want to do mastsci, don't overthink it too much it was pretty chill and the professor who I was interviewed me probably did more talking than me and I still got an after the day after!!

Reply 14

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by yasobo
Just go over personal statement and why you want to do mastsci, don't overthink it too much it was pretty chill and the professor who I was interviewed me probably did more talking than me and I still got an after the day after!!

cheers thanks!!!

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