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Six questions every Oxbridge interviewer asks

And why the right answer matters less than how you get there.

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James Whitlow

Oxbridge & medicine

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Interviewers are not looking for a correct answer. They want to see how a student thinks when the question is new.

Think aloud

Say what you notice, what you would try first and why. Silence hides the reasoning tutors want to hear.

Admit what you do not know

A clear “I am not sure, but here is how I would find out” is worth more than a confident guess.

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James Whitlow

Interviewed medical school applicants for nine years.

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