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Episode Synopsis
Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, go through all the ways you can prepare for your upcoming Cambridge interviews.Other podcasts that we've done on Cambridge interviews can be found on our 'Interviews Advice Playlist.' A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions03:00 What are Cambridge interviews?04:20 Are there differences between science subject interviews and arts/humanities subject interviews?09:50 Do you recommend mock interviews?13:20 Prepared answers compared to authentic responses18:00 Questions that you likely wouldn’t be asked during an interview20:05 What can students do to prepare well for the interviews?26:50 The importance of oracy and conversational skills for interviews31:50 Preparing for interviews with your peers36:20 Asking the interviewer questions for clarification43:50 How to use AI/ChatGPT to prepare for your interviews48:05 What does it mean when AI ‘hallucinates’?52:20 How to use AI/ChatGPT to learn languages or prepare for MML/languages interviews01:00:20 How Siam prepared for his Chemistry/Science interviews01:04:00 Is University Challenge similar to Cambridge interviews?01:05:50 Are Cambridge interviews a test of knowledge?01:09:50 If you’re not supposed to have prepared answers, how do you avoid making mistakes in the interview?
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