admissions tests and interviews
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Amber-Page MossSchools Liaison Officer
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Admissions Tests and
Interviews
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Oxbridge Application Process
Choose Course and
College
UCAS application and Admissions
Assessment registration
Result of application
Admissions Assessments
/ Written work (if
required)
Complete online SAQ
(Cambridge only)
Interview /
Admissions Assessments (if required)
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Admissions Assessments are not
pass/fail entrance exams
• A common set of data with which to compare applicants
• Assess the aptitude and potential of applicants
• To stretch and challenge applicants
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Logistics and Registration
Check the UCAS and University websites for details
It is a student’s responsibility to ensure they are registered -deadlines may vary
Students may be required to take more than one test
All pre-interview tests are taken in schools and are on paper (except the LNAT for Oxford)
Bursaries are available for UK/EU applicants taking the BMAT & LNAT (no charges associated with any other tests)
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Preparation• We understand that all applicants have A-level and school
work, which takes precedence
• Maths and Science tests inevitably require subject
knowledge. Topics can be found on the course website.
This is no more than required by the A-level.
• Humanities and Arts subjects are more about applying
skills that applicants should already have.
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How to prepare
Specimen and past papers are available for many tests, offering applicants the opportunity to:
- familiarise themselves with the test content, level and format
- get to know the different types of questions they may be asked
- test themselves under timed conditions- review answers
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• Required by some subjects and colleges
• Students should enjoy discussing the topic
• Should be relatively recent (ideally Y13)
• Should be marked to the same standard as any
other piece of work submitted at school
Written Work
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Interviews
• Similar to a supervision/
tutorial
• Academic in focus
• Intellectually challenging
• Combine existing
knowledge with new
material
• It’s not a quiz!
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Types of questions
Warm –up
questions
Statement-
relatedReading
ProjectsInterests
Experiences
Supervision
- style
Graphs / Data
Texts to read
Based on
school or
written work
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We are NOT looking for
• Irrelevant extra-curricular activities
• Particular background
• College choice
• Appearance or ‘Oxbridge type’
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We are NOT looking for:
• Irrelevant extra-curricular activities
• Particular background
• College choice
• Appearance or ‘Oxbridge type’
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Encourage students to…
Ask questions
Ask for clarification
Take their time
Think aloud
Use reflective
language
What I am thinking is…
I might start with…
If we assume x then y…
What we do/ don’t know
here is…
Take intellectual risks
Stay calm if they don’t know the answer
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Find out more
• Oxbridge Regional
Teachers
Conferences
• Oxplore
• HE+
• cam.ac.uk/teachers
• ox.ac.uk/teachers