Preparing for a PhD Interview at University of Cambridge | Guide to Receiving an Offer

Hi everyone and I do apologise for my content creation hiatus!
Today I'm doing a video talking through my strategies on how I prepared for my PhD interview at the University of Cambridge, and how you can as well. Interviews are generally very horrible things and it can be really challenging preparing for one when you don't know what to expect. I'm hoping that by talking through what I did to prepare for my PhD interview that it can bring you some comfort and concrete steps to succeeding as well.
If you have any suggestions you might have then please share in the comments below because it can help a lot of people. If you enjoyed the video then please consider leaving a like and subscribing because it helps me so much.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - Subscribe
0:55 - Structure of a PhD interview
1:34 - Breaking down types of PhDs
2:12 - My PhD project
2:53 - Tip #1: Researching your supervisor's publications
4:13 - Tip #2: Refreshing on your own research
5:40 - Tip #3: Brush up on your CV
6:48 - Tip #4: Examine relevant research
7:55 - Tip #5: Anticipating questions and preparing answers
9:54 - Tip #6: Do mock interviews
10:43 - Wrapping up

[@sulli566]

Nice video! Had some tips that I would not have thought of but seem very helpful like researching your supervisors papers.

[@bismoth7251]

Hey Cameron! Thank you for the two videos on Ph.D interviews! It really helped me prepare for mine and I got the spot! :))

[@cameronjohnwilson]

Ahhh I'm so glad that it was helpful and congratulations on getting your spot! 😇

[@magrocks853]

Hey Cameron, this is my first video that I've watched of yours and i absolutely love it✨

[@cameronjohnwilson]

Thank you so much for stopping by! ❤

[@mahamvlogs93]

This is a great explanation actually :) super nervous about my interview :D

[@cameronjohnwilson]

Ahhh I'm sure you will do great! It's tricky talking about yourself but when you get the techniques down it can be quite fun!

[@sherronbloomfield]

🎉thank you

[@_____layo.....]

Thank you for this video. Please I'll like to know how many minutes is perfect for answering questions in a 30 minutes PhD interview.

[@cameronjohnwilson]

I would focus more on the quality of your answers rather than how long it takes you to answer them! 😌
Quality over quantity! 😋

[@Confamgirlie]

Please can i get clarity on this?
When you're still trying to answer a question be asked in the interview, and they now asked " Cand you live in Europe for the duration of your program"?
What does this say about your interview?
I know this isnt related to the content shared.

[@cameronjohnwilson]

I'm slightly confused by what you're asking here!
It doesn't necessarily say anything about your interview, just that there are generally a lot of complications if you live outside of the UK for the duration of your programme (e.g. being paid, attending training, conducting data collection, issues with GDPR, etc).
They will ask this question to all candidates, don't worry!

[@Confamgirlie]

@@cameronjohnwilson Thank you