Cambridge Architecture Interview Experience - How to prepare for a Cambridge interview

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  • Опубліковано 2 січ 2025

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  • @dilaozberkman1708
    @dilaozberkman1708 4 роки тому +12

    Hi! I have my assessment next week and am really stressed about it but I hope it is as easy as you make it sound. Thanks for the video, it is really helpful!

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому +2

      Best of luck! You've got this!!

    • @ninakruglikova9472
      @ninakruglikova9472 27 днів тому

      Hi callum, do you still check your channel? Have a question to ask!

  • @gooseboof
    @gooseboof 4 роки тому +2

    Applying right now to St Johns, just sorting out my 6 page digital portfolio. I’m doing my reading now too, just finished Hatherly’s book. Thanks for all these recent videos :)

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому

      Thanks for supporting the channel, best of luck with your application! Johns is as pretty a college as any!!

  • @brandonjames938
    @brandonjames938 4 роки тому +4

    This was really helpful and insightful. The preparation tips especially! 👍

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому +1

      Glad to hear! Thanks for your support and best of luck in your applications

  • @AlistairHunt
    @AlistairHunt 4 роки тому +1

    Super informative video as per! Almost want to go and apply myself! Keep up the great work!

  • @Cloud-vz7nn
    @Cloud-vz7nn 14 днів тому

    Gosh I just had my two interviews, wish me luck 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

  • @revisya4503
    @revisya4503 4 роки тому +8

    This video helps me so much!!! And the cat haha 😩

  • @maggiee_notmaji2343
    @maggiee_notmaji2343 2 роки тому

    super helpful! going to have these next week:)

  • @khadijahyounis3957
    @khadijahyounis3957 4 роки тому +3

    This video was sooo helpful. I have an interview for cambridge in a couple of weeks, so you have helped to calm my nerves quite a bit. One thing i do have to ask is if they quiz/ ask you any questions related to maths/physics because words cant even describe how i am dreading this to happen. I will forget everything i learnt.

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому

      Obviously I can't give you an official answer on that one but in my opinion - I think it's probably a pretty hard no! I certainly don't remember being asked anything of the sort - in our teaching in the course, any remote bit of maths is purely functional and has nothing to do with the wider philosophy of design that the bulk of the course is focussed on. The interview seemed to focus on that too in my memory so I don't thinkkkk you really need to worry yourself there.

    • @khadijahyounis3957
      @khadijahyounis3957 4 роки тому

      @@CallumHenderson Thank you so muchhh. Literally means the world to me right now.

  • @jiachenghua5963
    @jiachenghua5963 4 роки тому +3

    I have just sent in my application to Cambridge for architecture 😖 and tbh I am quite scared to talk about my artwork as I don't have arts as a part of my subjects and I have not gotten feedback from others in several years 😅
    But this video helped me to calm my nerves a bit and the portfolio video was quite helpful Thank you!!

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому +1

      Glad to hear it was helpful! Remember the thoughts behind your work can often be more relevant than the sheer skill- your technical skills in art, modelling or even just design in general will develop so much over your course anyway - so try not to stress about where you are now!:)

  • @marijamiteva2469
    @marijamiteva2469 3 роки тому

    This is really useful, thank you!

  • @evanhall2650
    @evanhall2650 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely video. Really reassuring to hear' especially since I don't take any specific essay subjects :)

  • @Georgekendall140
    @Georgekendall140 Рік тому

    Incredibly useful.

  • @aryankaul
    @aryankaul 4 роки тому +3

    Really helpful video, cheers Callum! Would it be possible to talk to you 1-on-1 for some more tips? Thank you again!

  • @isabeldelavega2250
    @isabeldelavega2250 4 роки тому +5

    I can only dream of studying architecture at Cambridge, indeed I have since I was little, anyway it is really inspiring to hear about your experience. Any advice for international applicants?

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому +7

      Heya! Hold on to that dream😉 I asked some of the international students on my course and they said the most important thing was just to be organised with the application - they said there are so many bits of paperwork for international applications and things you might have to translate into English so just to plan everything out really far in advance so you don’t have to worry about it. You want to focus all of your energy on making your application as strong as possible so I guess the advice is sort the admin side asap in order to worry about the more important bit! Hope this helps, good luck :)

  • @joyusman_omoseh
    @joyusman_omoseh 2 місяці тому

    I'd like to confirm if this interview was for an undergraduate degree or on the pursuit of a graduate degree.

  • @joannavictoria7820
    @joannavictoria7820 4 роки тому +2

    This was so helpful! Did you fill out the additional SAQ personal statement? Thanks so much!

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому

      Ooh great question. Yes, I believe I did though I don’t remember too much about it. I think I wrote about why Cambridge architecture specifically tho cam architecture is quite different to most other unis so wasn’t too tricky if I remember rightly!

  • @JamEs-yq4lu
    @JamEs-yq4lu 4 роки тому +3

    Hi Callum, I have an interview on Tuesday, I was wondering did your interviewer's question you on your A-Level knowledge at any point? thanks for the tips!

    • @alexphotiou3607
      @alexphotiou3607 4 роки тому +1

      same here i have the exact same question, mine's on wednesday.

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому +3

      Hey, I don’t think they did at all, no. Everyone studies quite different A-Levels for architecture I don’t really know if it’s common for them not as a result but maybe! Good luck both of you:)

    • @JamEs-yq4lu
      @JamEs-yq4lu 4 роки тому

      @@alexphotiou3607 hey good luck Alex! 🥳🥳

    • @JamEs-yq4lu
      @JamEs-yq4lu 4 роки тому

      @@CallumHenderson ok cool that makes sense, Thankyou!!

    • @alexphotiou3607
      @alexphotiou3607 4 роки тому

      @@JamEs-yq4lu Thanks you too! what college are u applying to?

  • @tinaw5758
    @tinaw5758 2 роки тому

    Hi Callum,
    Thank you very much for your videos. They are very helpful and informative. I find they are the best videos in UA-cam . Really appreciated.
    I am a mother of a 15 year old boy who is passionate about becoming a good architect. He hopes to apply Cambridge in 2025.
    Would you mind if I ask you some questions about University of Cambridge?

  • @zelaledis834
    @zelaledis834 4 роки тому +1

    This video was extremely useful!! I have an interview coming up for Cambridge as well as the assessment. Just wondering if you have any tips on what to do and how to prepare for the essay writing part of the assessment - Thanks:)

    • @CallumHenderson
      @CallumHenderson  4 роки тому

      Hey! Maybe as a little exercise, think about some of the prominent buildings near wherever you live and ask yourself why you think they might be interesting or not and whether they are effective aesthetically and functionally. I would expect being able to analyse examples of architecture to illustrate a point to be pretty useful in the essay. Hope this is useful; best of luck:)

  • @melginger3794
    @melginger3794 4 роки тому

    great video

  • @zoegolding5058
    @zoegolding5058 3 роки тому +1

    hi! i’m only 15 (year 10) but i’m rlly passionate about being an architect in cambridge - do u think i should start reading books about it and sketching now?

    • @_riya_485
      @_riya_485 3 роки тому

      Even I am 15 and thought of the same question

    • @gtrrohit5078
      @gtrrohit5078 3 роки тому +1

      I'm not in uni yet but personally I believe you should always be practicing your artistic skills, its just. a heavily important skill I believe in architectural studies. being able to put what you visualize on paper.

    • @ny3_05_
      @ny3_05_ 2 роки тому

      Read read read. Watch a few videos and look at a few websites that can give you recommendations for books, these can be specific to certian areas of interest or more general architecture books. Reading early on will get you to start thinking like an architect. The reading you will have built up over the next year and a half will be incredibly useful for writing your personal statement and in your interview.

  • @bellajones6671
    @bellajones6671 3 роки тому

    Hi Callum, I am applying this year and need to pick a college. Just wondering how you like your college, would you recommend it, is it fun? Etc. Thanks! :)

  • @EDWIN-fi7ev
    @EDWIN-fi7ev 3 роки тому +1

    Wow, the interviewers would not speak so fast, do they?

  • @MyKawaiiAna
    @MyKawaiiAna 4 роки тому

    me watching this as an architecture student in portugal 👁👄👁

  • @alfredohernandez3268
    @alfredohernandez3268 3 роки тому

    Thats easy for u

  • @antonioyuel
    @antonioyuel 2 роки тому

    Bro calm down