CAMBRIDGE INTERVIEW TIPS FROM AN INTERVIEWER | Dr Catherine Sumnall - Admissions Director (2021)

Dr Catherine Sumnall is the Admissions Director at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. She’s had 5 years of experience in this role and has some great advice and tips for anyone sitting a Cambridge interview soon. There’s really nothing like hearing it directly from the decision makers themselves!

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Questions
0:00 - Introduction
0:57 - Cambridge is my dream university and I did not receive an interview invite. How do I feel better about myself?
03:23 - I have my interview coming up soon and I’m feeling really nervous. Any tips for pre-interview anxiety?
06:19 - What do you wear to an interview?
07:03 - How do I prepare for my interview? How important are work experiences, internships or further reading?
11:49 - How are interviews usually structured? Any differences between science and humanities interviews?
17:18 - Any online interview specific tips? Can’t we simply refer to notes or google things that we do not know?
21:38 - Does it make a difference who your interviewer is? Is it advisable to research the background of my interviewer?
24:39 - I’m so scared about completely blanking out in my interview. What do I do if this happens?
27:38 - What happens if I get things wrong during an interview? Is it okay and what would be the interviewer’s response to it?
31:50 - What are interviewers ultimately trying to assess? What are they looking for in candidates?
34:17 - Different students have different personalities… Does the personality of the student matter in an interview?
36:27 - What’s the difference between being interviewed by the international panel and the Cambridge team?
38:42 - I feel like I’ve messed up my interview and can’t stop thinking about it. Any tips for post-interview anxiety?
42:29 - Final Tips + Words of Encouragement

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Contact Dr Catherine Sumnall - [email protected] (Catherine has been very kind by letting me publicise her email ID and it certainly goes without saying, but please do not abuse this contact privilege and be respectful)

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Isaac Physics for Natural Sciences - https://isaacphysics.org
Further mathematics support program - https://maths.org/step/
Engineering - https://i-want-to-study-engineering.org

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