牛津和剑桥大学面试经验

　　11. But do say something memorable
　　Rosemary Bennett says: “Get something in that is memorable because they see so many people. Say something that’s going to stick in their mind. The most wacky thing you have done, they are looking for rounded people, not just people who are studying relentlesslyfor A-Levels. Have something to say that isn’t studying – something not to do with school work because they are looking for someone with wider interest. Something that shows you’re not a cookie cutter exam person.”
　　给面试官留下深刻的印象
　　12. Answer the question but ask if you don’t understand it
　　Dr Rhodri Lewis an English tutor at Oxford University says: “Do answer the questions you're asked directly and with any pertinent examples you have to hand; stick rigorously to the point. Don't blusterand attempt to download pre-fabricated answers onto questions that don't warrant them. Do ask if you don’t understand the question rather than attempt to answer questions that you don't understand.”
　　回答提出的问题，但当你不懂时，要问出来
　　13. Show off your broader knowledge
　　Dr Lewis advises: “Do show evidence of having read and thought broadly around your subject, moving well beyond the A-level syllabus. Do show an interest and awareness in the Oxbridge course you're proposing to read.
　　Don't, if asked about the fifth act of Othello, say that you haven't got round to that part of the play in class yet. Don't make it look like you're desperate to get into Oxbridge come what may, and that you've no great interest in your proposed subject of study.
　　展示你广泛的学识
　　雅思四项各自备考策略分析
　　14. But don’t show off
　　Dr Lewis warns: “Don't try to be wisecracking smart-Alec; You may well be as clever as you think you are, but your interviewers are often pretty intelligent too, and become rapidly bored with this sort of showboating.”
　　千万不要卖弄
　　15. Don’t panic
　　“Keep thinking, even when you find yourself in the stickiestof corners; interviewers want to find out how your mind works, not to trick, humiliate or otherwise expose you,” says Dr Lewis.
　　不要惊慌
　　16. Be prepared to change your mind
　　The way you think and whether you can think on your feet is much more important than coming up with the definitive answer – which in most cases doesn’t exist.
　　“I was asked to review a passage from Othello, and went straight in, guns blazing, about the clever punctuation and the impressiveeffect it had only to be told that it wasn't actually Shakespeare's original punctuation. ‘Aha! Look - here is a copy of the original Folio and the punctuation is different you see! What else did you think?’ I was deflated and terrified having never even heard of the 'folio’”, says one student – who did get a place.
　　随时准备改变你的想法
　　After the interview
　　面试后
　　17. Don’t worry about what other people say
　　Try to avoid conversations with other candidates about what happened in their interview. No two experiences will be the same and you’ll just end up worrying that they did or didn’t ask you something.
　　不要担心别人怎么说
　　18. Be prepared for more
　　The Oxbridge entrancesystem means that you could be called for an interview at another college. This is nothing to worry about and isn’t necessarily a sign you haven’t got in to your college of choice.
　　The tutor may want a second opinion or think you are a bright candidate but just doesn’t have space for you. Likewise if you don’t get another interview it doesn’t necessarily mean you have fallen at the last hurdle – they may have just decided you are strong enough to get straight in.
　　Laura O’Connor says: “Don’t worry if they keep you on for an extra day – I sat nervously as they dismissed people at the end of the Tuesday, stayed overnight and huddled into the Geography faculty on the Wednesday to sit on a sofa by a fire all day, and in the end I wasn’t called for any extra interviews," but she did get a place.
　　为下一场面试做好准备
　　雅思考试全年考情总结
　　19. Congratulate yourself on having got through it
　　Getting through an Oxbridge interview with all your faculties still in tact is a reason to be proud. So don’t berate yourself by replaying what you said or didn’t say, just enjoy the fact that it’s over.
　　完成面试，值得庆祝
　　20. Don’t set all your hopes on getting in
　　Finally, don't get too worked up about it and don’t place all your hopes for future happiness on a place at Oxbridge.
　　Wherever you go to university you will have three uniqueyears in a place you are likely to count among the best in the world.
　　不要将你所有的希望寄托在上面