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Would Unis interview candidates for computerscience??

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WakingFromTheDream · 25/02/2023 11:50

Is it only oxbridge or do other unis also require interviews??

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Tree543 · 25/02/2023 12:37

My ds has offers for Nottingham, Birmingham and Loughborough and didn't have interviews. Still waiting on two others. Not sure about Imperial, they might.

WakingFromTheDream · 25/02/2023 13:15

Thanks tree .. congrats to your DD - . how did the personal statement go?? Did she receive help/ support from you / school / tutor??

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Yarnosaura · 25/02/2023 13:19

Exeter didn't interview.

GlacindaTheTroll · 25/02/2023 13:20

Imperial is the only other one that interviews

Daftasabroom · 25/02/2023 13:21

DS got four offers, one TBC, no interviews. Don't forget to check degree apprenticeships.

(He just needs to do some work now😐)

Tree543 · 25/02/2023 13:59

WakingFromTheDream · 25/02/2023 13:15

Thanks tree .. congrats to your DD - . how did the personal statement go?? Did she receive help/ support from you / school / tutor??

Hi. I didn't help him much with the Personal statement just suggested a few wording/grammar changes to his first draft. School helped a bit I think with guidance and suggesting improvements to it. So it was pretty much ds's effort and he did seem to cobble it together quickly over a weekend. He didnt have a huge amount of show stopping content on there really, a few MOOCs and he talked about his CS A level project. However one this I thought shined through on it was his enthusiasm for the subject, I think that came across well.
I dont know how much Unis really take them into account we went to the Exeter open day and they said they dont. Bath said they do.

Justbetweenus · 25/02/2023 14:01

Manchester, Southampton, Leeds and Newcastle don’t interview for compsci.

curiousllama · 25/02/2023 15:14

Imperial shortlists through an online admissions test heavily then interviews. Oxbridge and Imperial are the only ones.

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