MY CAMBRIDGE INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE | STORYTIME & ADVICE
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2018
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My name's Paige and I am in my second year studying Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge. I am a member of Jesus College and make regular vlogs of my day to day life at uni, including lectures, supervisions, and social activities. - Фільми й анімація
Hey guys, thought I'd share the story of my admissions interviews for Cambridge uni! Good luck to everyone who has an interview coming up (whether it's for Oxbridge, another uni, or even for a job!). I know they can be nerve-wracking but try to stay calm, have confidence in yourself and showcase what you can do! Getting an interview is an achievement in itself so be proud of yourself and enjoy the opportunity to discuss and explore the subject you're interested in with a top academic.
P.S. be sure to let me know how you get on :)
PaigeY Mhm... I just can’t wait to have to interview for Uni someday! Luckily, that’s in 2023 so I’m good! (Yes, I calculated when I’m going to have academic events, don’t judge me. Hopefully the fact that 21 is my lucky number and I’m doing my GCSEs in 2021 helps lol 😂)
How did you manage/control your mindset as you waited for the offer?
Melon Thanda I’m probs not the best person to ask since I’m always that person who is stressing over exams/results 😂 but as hard as it is, I just tried to push it to the back of my mind and enjoy my Christmas holiday - there’s nothing more you can do now so no point overthinking it! I’d advise just keeping yourself busy 😊
Can you tell how to prepare for your subject ?
You are my idol . Love you paige . You are awesome.
@@bookraccoon guess your lucky number didn't work because the GCSEs are cancelled now
Favorite acid? Mine is DNA. Never go anywhere without some.
Nice
stop pushing your deoxygenation on me, RNA all the way
Liz Johnson ;)))
neurodegenerative diseases aren’t cool, stop with your propaganda
I wouldn’t even know how to answer “what’s your favourite acid?” 😂
Just make some bs up about formic acid because its name is derived from Latin
LSD
of course, it's benzoic acid for me
Prussic (HCN) is the obvious one because a load of characters in literature kill themselves by drinking it.
Here lies the bones of Samuel Jones, who'll never breathe no more, for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4.That made sulphuric acid my favourite acid.
Paige just casually throwing shade over Holiday Inn Hotel ♥️😂 loved the video!
I mean I won’t be staying there again 😂
I would never go there after watching this
I've noticed that at my university the over confident and "know it all out spoken " students tend to do worse than is expected of them . I anticipate low on my tests and actually do better than is expected lol . being humble is always a good thing . I'm from the Caribbean BTW.
Agreed!
facts
I applied to Cambridge last October and had my interview last December (bio natsci at Homerton). I completely bottled a probability question on my biology interview. Very embarrassing as I do further maths so I should be able to do maths problems... my interviewer told me my method was correct but I’d made some mistakes. I was convinced that I hadn’t been memorable or outstanding enough on either interview, but I was offered a place! It really is impossible to judge how well you’ve done on those interviews.
thats awesome man!
Wow, this is intense. I'm an American student, and the admissions process for university is way less stressful than this. I remember freaking out a lot during that time, and it was so easy in hindsight (especially compared to this). Props to you!
Thank you for this, Paige! You're a very good story teller ^^
Some thoughts about your last remark on confidence - you're right in that it doesn't determine whether you did well (especially because it's about being teachable and not perfect), but I also think that we (particularly girls) tend to automatically undermine ourselves so as not to feel too disappointed afterwards (or because it's expected socially and we somehow feel we'll be more successful for it in the end?). So to anyone who has an interview coming up, don't put yourself down by trying to depict whatever you did wrong during the interview - your application is reviewed holistically AND like Paige here you'll probably have done better than you think. Good luck to everyone, congratulations for all of your interviews!
YES totally agree with this!
What timing! Thanks Paige! I have an interview in December for TRPR ❤️❤️❤️
Good luck!! 🍀
I feel like everyone's second interview feels better than the first! I had interviews for MML at Trinity and my Russian one was so much better than my French one, not necessarily because I'm better at Russian but I think I was just used to the format by the second one and it made me feel more comfortable. I'm just super nervous for the 14th now aaaa 😫
Thanks so much! got my interview for biology at oxford and i’m currently shitting it so this really helps me know what to expect 💖
I love your videos so much Paige- they keep me motivated throughout the week and I work so much better with the hope of going to Cambridge Uni like you!! xo
Thank you! Keep working hard and I’m sure you’ll be successful whatever you do 😊
PaigeY omg tysm! ❤️
I have an interview on the 7th of December at Churchill college Cambridge. So nervous... wish me luck!!
Good luck! They’re not that scary don’t worry 😄
Good luck! I hope you do well!
@Light Imagay good luck to you too!
i have one on the same day at st catharine's!!
I WANNA SEE HOW YALL ARE DOING
Remember watching this very stressfully before my interview. I got an offer so thanks for the help!
Thank you so much Paige! I’ve been waiting so long for you to do a video and it definitely helped (but I’m still so nervous!). I’ve been invited for an interview at Jesus College on the 3rd of December so hopefully I’ll see you there😅
Ahhh GOOD LUCK! And don’t be nervous (although I know it’s easier said than done!), all you can do is give it your best attempt and treat it as a fun discussion about your subject with a top academic 😄 your interviewers will want you to succeed as much as you do!
Ahh perfect timing Paige!! I have an interview at Trinity Hall on the 6th of December so this is extremely helpful thank you :) xx
did you get in?
Dear Paige, I will have my bio Natsci interviews at Selwyn College tomorrow. Your videos really give me strength!! Wish me good luck.
Yes Paige. I love you so much. This is so interesting and you have worked so hard so you deserved to get in last year 💗💖
Thanks for posting this because I have my interview in two weeks and I'm terrifed! X
First person to tell you this, "GOOD LUCK!!! You can do this!" ☺✊
thanks- its appreciated@@teddng1828
No problem! And I promise you the interviews aren’t that scary - I was actually chatting to one of the interviewers last week who wanted to know how they could make the interviews less nerve-wracking for applicants. All you can do is relax and do your best, and see it as a good opportunity to discuss and explore your subject with an academic. Best of luck 😊
@@PaigeY Thank you! (For calming me down and the good luck😄)
Best of luck! It's all so exciting! 😊
You are inspirational Paige👏Love witnessing your hard work and dedication!
Paige you are the most inspiring person I know. Love you so much 😍😘😍
I’m so happy I’ve found your channel! You are such a fun person to watch and I love all your videos💓💓
Thank you so much 😊💙
Girl I have enjoyed every bit of your interview story I am in my forties and its impactful life lesson. From the hotel night, not feeling well to that impressive friend you met on the corridors it's sound like it was going to be a disaster. Congratulations, all the best.👏🙌👍🙏
You are my favorite school blogger! You gave me the motivation to learn! I changed
Great video Paige! I have an interview for Chemistry at Oxford coming up so perfect timing !! Xx
Bonding over interviews is the best medicine for nerves and you can get a new friend too! :) those signs wouldn't stop me either, glad you helped that girl through that even despite the rules
Yeah deffo, everyone’s in the same boat!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience Paige TT I will be having an interview in Cambridge next week and this helps me a lot :) I really don't know how many expectations and confidence should I have on myself lol But anyway thank you so much! Hope you're doing great in Cambridge!
This is a great video Paige :)
My interviews in unis are probably after a year but I'm already nervous 😅
Also could you make a tips video about Personal Statements?
Just came across this, I have my interview at Pembroke next week, watching this really helped!!!
Did you get in or are you at McDonald's
how’d I get there when I live in a whole another country?? I mean, do I have to? If I apply to more than one colleges and not only in the us (I literally don’t know anything)
So happy that you made that video !
everybody was/is so concerned about what to wear to interview and I wore a hoodie and jeans to my interview 😂
Well done! I really hope I can go to Cambridge in the future to study English! Seeing how much you love your subject is so inspiring and you are so motivated. 😊
Paige! I love your Videos! They inspire me to study more and harder:)
Greetings from cold Germany :)
Amazing timing! I've got a maths interview at Jesus on December 5th. Thanks!
Jacob Skarby Good luck!! I’d love to study maths at cambridge one day.
Being nervous for a whole day... Thank youuuuuu Paige! Wish me luck💘
Can you do a video about how to get over failure and stress of the exams?? I love your videos so much👍🏻💖💖
Yes thanks for the suggestion!
So happy for you. It seems like you have a great dad
Thank you so much for the advice Paige! 💞♥️ Btw I loved the video!!
Thank youuu!
Talking about getting a good night’s rest before the interview... my interview is tomorrow, so it’s probably best I try to get to sleep now! (If I can with all sorts running through my mind) :) Thanks for the advice!
Thank you PaigeY! Great advice❤️. I applied for an MSc in Education at Oxford. Haven’t received an invitation for an interview yet. Was wondering if that means a rejection. Ouch!
Gonna attend an interview at Jesus on 4 Dec !! Your advices are so helpful!! Thank you !!! xoxo
I think it's also important to remember that your interview is not the biggest factor of whether you'll get admitted or not. They look at everything about you, so even if the interview goes supposedly bad you can still hope that other parts of your application will pull you through
Perfect timing go Paige! Got an interview at Emmanuel week after next for geography! Thanks for all the tips and good luck to everyone!! 🎉❤️
Good luck!!
PaigeY thank you!!! Xx
@@alicemount6988 how did it go??
Thanks for the video!! Really useful! I have my Cambridge interview in 3 weeks 😬
hello S Fun Fact: I failed my interview and am now in a depressive cycle at the University of Surrey :D but thanks anyways
Anyone else binge watching videos like this the day before their interviews oops? Ngl find them quite reassuring :)
Whats the point in them asking you loads of questions in the interview if you've already done a test to get onto the interview?
I have a geography interview at Keble college on the 10th. I’m so nervous 😭
Great storytelling~ that was so interesting considering Id just had my biochem interview haha
Thanks so much for this! Currently preparing for my own interviews so this is really helpful :))
Glad to hear it! Best of luck with your interviews 😊
I'm past the age of uni but this was really interesting! Thanks for sharing. x
You inspire me, i should thank you , so ,,thank you!"
May I ask that did you have an strong resume? I mean besides good greades in
A-levels and some other things like playing an instrument
Can you do a video about what to do after failing an exam? 😔
Pretty late but when do the emails inviting you for an interview (or giving you the thumbs down) usually come in.
So good to get to hear your own interview experience! I’ll be having my interviews at Jesus in two weeks time- tbh I’m both excited and nervous... 🙃🤞🏼Paige, do you have any recommendations on what to visit whilst at Cambridge? (I mean, I’m flying there from Spain so I’d like to get to know a bit more the city 😄)
Good luck with your interviews! As for stuff to do in Cambridge, I’d suggest just having a wander round the town centre, maybe a walk along the river. People say the Fitzwilliam Museum and Botanical Garden are both very good but can’t say I’ve been to either! (I need more time to explore Cambridge myself outside of term time haha)
How would you suggest differentiating between the interviewer playing the devil’s advocate and the interviewer trying to guide you when you’ve gone wrong?
Especially for humanities subjects
LMAO. So interesting to hear your story after I screwed up my Cam interview yesterday and I can't help laughing. And you got such an amazing personality.
omg me, I fucked up mine today and looking for reassurance online
@@headlinerkth hahah howd it go
Hello may I ask you something? How does someone take a scholarship? I mean what someone needs to go through in order to get into the university, what kind of exams needs to be taken? What or how should I study to prepare myself? In my country the system is completely different but could you please guide me as I don't really possess the ability to reliase how to get in there? Thank you
I still haven’t heard about an interview for psychology at Oxford, has anyone else heard?
my interview is on the 9th for HSPS! feeling stressed but I’m just going to take it how it comes and forget about it until January. I know how competitive the course is so I’m not building my hopes up but I’m still going to try my best, I wasn’t expecting an interview so honestly getting this far is good enough for me.. I’m the first person out of 14 applicants for HSPS in my school’s history to get an interview (we don’t usually get good grades lmao) so I’m proud of myself for at least getting to this point
Hii!! I have an interview for HSPS on the 6th and I'm stressed as heck too haha. What college did you apply to?
Mahnoor Raza gonville and cauis! Where did you apply? :)
Maddd, I just had one for HSPS today too. Best of luck!
You are a very good story teller ☺️
Thank you this has been really helpful! I’ve been invited to interview for Mathematics at Christ’s on the 4th 🎉🤞
I was just thinking about why Paige hasn’t made a video on her interview experience and here she is ready with it! Haha x
Thought it was about time I shared haha!
@@PaigeY Can I add you on skype and ask some personal questions? I love all your videos. BTW are you related to chimpanzees at all?
ME TOO!! #abouttimepaige!
lol
Umm... What exactly do you use your "favourite acid" for?
Just what I needed😂😂 natural science interview in two weeks!!!
Omg good luck!
I have an interview at St. John’s for HSPS on the 12th... argh!😂😩💕x
Good luck, Kamila! I wish you all the best. My daughter has her Medicine interview at Homerton the same day! 😱
lauren ho best of luck to her! My English teacher actually went to homerton! Wish her all the best!☺️
Hi Kamilia, I'm applying for the MPhil in HPSM and I'm so nervous. If you have any insights on the process, it would be really much appreciated!
How did it go? :)
my favorite youtuber~
Ethanoic acid for the win 👊
Vinegar is the best!
All the best dear, just wondering how much left to finish your study? And do you have a plan to complete higher studies?!
A very good experience elaboration. Good job on the video Paige!!
(Btw any tips or advices before semester exams? I feel super stressed out with only a week left to go😰)
Thank you! Best of luck in your exams, try and stay calm and stay focused in this final week, soon you’ll have finished the semester and you can celebrate!
That interview was for undergraduate or postgraduate course?
I have my natsci interview in two weeks and I’m absolutely dreading it, also realising I’ve told them about me doing AS Further Maths and I swear I’ve forgotten all the content already cause I’m not continuing it to A-Level 😬
Good luck!!! And I wouldn’t worry too much, I’m sure there will be other people in the same boat as you with regards to further maths AS. Try not to stress and go smash it 😄🍀
Yassss Paige love your vids
I'm currently studying for my GCSEs (I'm in Year 11) but I'm going to sixth form soon so have to think ahead. Physical natural sciences really appeal to me as I achieve well in Physics and really enjoy it, so for A Levels I'm doing Maths, Further Maths and Physics, however I do not want to take Chemistry or Biology as I achieve well but do not enjoy them as much. I'm thinking of English Literature as a fourth but am unsure as to whether it would hold me back if I only took one science. Please could you give me some advice if you have any? It would be really helpful to me.
Also, thank you for such a great channel! Whenever I need motivation for revision, your videos are perfect!
it would be safer to take chemistry
thanks
Hi, can i ask did you read around your course and do research. If so when did you start and how much do you recommed to do. Btw i love your video 😀
I just got stuck into extracurricular activities whilst I was studying for my a levels, whether that was attending talks at a local uni on topics that interested me, reading science-y books/articles that caught my eye, or taking part in olympiads/challenges! It should come naturally if it’s what you enjoy ☺️
Thank you, that helps so much 😊
Got my interview for Engineering at Pembroke next week. Really nervous and excited.
Good luck!! 🤗
Good luck, hope all goes well
How’d it go?
a very useful video thanks! I've got an economics interview on the 5th of December 😬
how did it go ?
How did it go
I dont have an interview YET. But I really want to study at the Cambridge Uni.
Thank you for this relaxing video! I'm having one myself in nine minutes also for natural science at Camrbidge.
Hope you made it through! Being relaxed is the best way 😊
Would you recommend a student from the USA to go to Cambridge?
Hey there! I go to Oxford and have a friend who's from the USA (specifically Massachusetts), she was telling me that Oxford understand the American education system better and it's much more feasible to get the grades that Oxford require from Americans than what Cambridge require. I'd definitely recommend having a look at what subjects/qualifications you're taking and what Cambridge would want from you to see if it's possible for you to get there though!
Thank you Paige😘💜💜very helpful and I love your videos😍I am from germany btw✌
Thank you!!
Oh my goodness anyone wanting to know what a Cambridge university interview is like head on to their website and check em out.. you will literally squeal!
It was very interesting. You are always so entertaining!
Thank you Paige! I have an interview for maths at Trinity College in less than 2 weeks, this helps so much!
Beatrice Codd he just said maths...
@Beatrice Codd Yeah it's for maths. You at trinity as well?
Good luck!!
@@PaigeY Thanks!
I'm in Year 7, how did you do in y7
This made me feel loads better
this looks great!
What questions should you ask at the end of the Cambridge interview?x
I’m an international student applying for medicine this year (2020). Would we still have interviews for admission?
Sakshi Sharma yes your interviews will be online this year
I'm sure it was an intense moment. Still glad you made it out alive though haha 👌😂
cheers for this! my interview at Jesus is on December 3rd I'm so nervous
Good luck!
Emily Copley me too!!! Which subject? X
@@robynbriggs29 MML, German and French! What about you? X
I love your videos as always!! I was wondering, why aren't you in your cambridge room in this video? Was it done before or are you already on break? Keep going! xx
I anticipated that the term would get veeery busy and filmed this video in advance haha! (And I was right, this term has been so hectic 😂) Only one more week to go until the Christmas holiday though! 💪
I'm kinda 5 years away from uni, but I'm just obsessed with Cambridge and I hope I'll study there one day!
Wish me luck
In 5 years, come back to this comment and tell us what happened! Best of luck to you, mate! :)
@@Sedgehun I will some day
and thank you.
@@renadnasr7091 Of course! ^^
I’m applying to Cambridge right now as we speak, I am 19 and I am very enthusiastic about learning amongst bright minds in an area with so much history, diving so deep into my subjects!
@@Sedgehun These words are so mind opening and truly show how ecstatic you are about the whole thing.
Best of luck for you!
Where are you from btw?
@@renadnasr7091 I appreciate that! :)
I'm from Hungary and studied here my whole life, but for University, I'm thinking of exploring the world a bit further, if I can!
Hiya, can our parents come in with us to the bar and can we park our car in the car park?
I’m assuming this is for interviews at Jesus? If so, parents don’t tend to wait in the bar with applicants but there will probably be somewhere else they can go in college to wait. I remember my dad went to a coffee shop round the corner whilst he waited. And I’m not sure about the parking thing sorry, I’d imagine the answer would be no (we parked in a nearby car park a couple of years ago when I had my interview) but it could be worth asking!
Do you know any Channel Islands students?? - the fees are so much higher for us than mainland students, and I’m in year 12, thinking of applying for natsci but I don’t know if I’d be able to afford it??
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Over 9,250?
Yasmin Paul for natsci £30,678 😒
splendid story ,thank you
Oh god! I just wanted to ask you to make a video about this😂. I have it this December
Omg , early squad 💗#paigey
You are a great storyteller! This was very entertaining - although I'm sure it wasn't for you at the time :)