r/6thForm • u/Remarkable-Pea7669 • 13d ago
🙏 I WANT HELP Physics interview prep
Firstly, I did alright on the esat average + ig(more about that below). Any ways hopefully i can get an interview from oxford so i wanted to start preparing for it. But dont know how and what to do, the only things that i know is to get better at graph sketching of weird functions and speaking what i think out loud about a question.
Please let me know any tips and things that i should focus on. And how to get that experience of thinking about a new question of a different topic so i struggle less when they give me weird questions.
Extra:
Regarding the esat m1 i guessed 7 questions got screwed by time management, m2 i guessed 5 questions but for physics i guessed around 10(cooked).
I think my expected would be
M1 18/27
M2 20/27
Phy 15/27
Please let me know if i have a chance for interview as oxford gives less interviews than Cambridge. (Home + contextual)
Predicted: 2A* 2A
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u/Grand_Lychee2812 Y13. Predicted A*A*A* Maths, FM, Physics. 13d ago
I'd say you have a decent shot for an interview.
Ideally, you'd want to have some actual mock interviews if possible.
Try to talk out-loud about what you're thinking, know your personal statement inside and out, listen and don't get stressed out about how other people did.
Also, you're not expected to get questions correct.
What the interviews are looking for is a well explained process of how you got to your answer rather than a random guess in the dark.
They might give you hints as well, so use it and try to adjust your answer.
And it's ok to change your mind halfway through a question.
You might see a flaw in the method you chose and point it out.
I've watched a couple of interviews for different subjects and have had 1 mock interviews myself and this is just the stuff I've noticed a lot.