A student majoring in modern languages at Oxford University said that in the interview that year, the examiner only asked him an English word irrelevant to the topic. Play with words? Express your opinions. He successfully expressed himself, successfully passed the customs, and entered Hertford College of Oxford University to study German language and literature.
But the opposite is another student's interview experience at Cambridge University. She applied for the math department, and the interview lasted for more than three hours. But there are no strange questions in the interview, but there are many questions about mathematics.
Test purpose
Two orientation seminars sponsored by outreach workers in Oxford and Cambridge respectively show that interviews do have some similarities? Nonsense? I don't know why, the purpose is not to embarrass students, but to give them an opportunity to show their strengths, understand relevant disciplines and apply relevant knowledge.
You should be well prepared, and most importantly, if you really don't understand the question or topic, you must admit that you don't pretend to understand it, because the examiner is very easy to detect. Once discovered, the students concerned will leave a great impression on the examiners, their integrity will be questioned, and their admission may be hopeless. On the contrary, if the examinee admits that he did not delve into the question, but tried his best to analyze the answer, he can show his talents and leave a deep impression on the examiner.
Fully prepared
What if you prepare a difficult problem? Some students and teachers put forward suggestions on this, and the main points are summarized as follows:
Pay attention to the width: when answering questions, if you are familiar with the subject matter, you'd better make a macro comment first. This can show your understanding of the subject matter.
Pay attention to the depth: only the width is not deep, which can't show the potential and ability of candidates. Therefore, you must be able to make an in-depth analysis of the topic and express your own opinions. In this way, the examiner will have the opportunity to evaluate his learning ability in the subject in the future.
Point out the problems in your own thinking and debate: this is generally not considered to show your weakness, but to show that you can quickly analyze and respond to the discussion.
You must know how to make a beautiful and powerful summary. An epigram? End your defense.