Getting the most out of this course
How this all works You will work independently through the course at your own pace. All of the course content is now available to you, so if you need to, …
Course: Supporting You with Your University Interview
How can we deal with interview anxiety?
Firstly we want to point out that university interviewers will completely expect you to be nervous and will make allowances to a certain extent. No university will want to trip …
Why do we get nervous?
There are many reasons why we may get nervous about a university interview, and often these are for similar reasons that you may get nervous when attending a job interview. …
What will your invitation contain and how should you approach it?
First things first, read your invitation to interview with careful consideration and multiple times; make sure you have understood exactly what you are being asked to do. If you are …
Why do universities interview?
Essentially universities will use interviews to further assess their applicants and to choose those best suited to the course. An interview allows a university to find out more about the …
What are university interviews?
A university interview is a chance for a department to get to know you better, as well as for you to find out more about the course and the department …
Summary
You’re now over half way through the course! It’s all cruising from here, heading into Week 3 and after which you’ll have completed the course. This has been a really …
Top tips
Want some top tips for any university interview at your fingertips? We’ve got them right here! The video above gives some great tips for the interview day itself. We’ve summarised …
Preparing questions to ask the interviewer
So we’ve thought all about how you should answer the questions you’ve been asked by the interviewer… now to think about turning the tables and what to ask back! Not …
What should I wear?
That age old statement – ‘I’ve got nothing to wear!’ But you probably have! It is tricky to know what to wear to a university interview; it’s a fairly formal …
What is the experience of a university interview actually like?
The video above details some of the real experiences of a university interview through the eyes of our current University of York students. Our students talk about what they thought …
Have a go yourself!
Let’s put everything you’ve learnt so far together and have a go at answering a question you may be asked at a university interview! Below we’ve given you a choice …
Non-traditional routes to university
Not everyone decides to come to university straight after college, or has what might be classed as a ‘traditional’ route through to higher education – and that’s great! We are …
How should you structure your answers?
It’s all well and good knowing what you want to say, or what you should show within your answer, but knowing how to articulate your answer is also really important …
What are Admissions Tutors looking for?
You’ve got a idea now of the kinds of questions you might be asked but what are Admissions Tutors and interview assessors really looking for? In the video above we …