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 Catherine同学PPE面试：

They gave me 20 minutes to read a passage on election systems and then called me into a room. The interviewer was an older woman who started with some small talk and then moved to the passage. I showed her that I understood what was being talked about, but I didn't have much original analysis to add. Fortunately, she allowed me to steer the discussion into areas I was familiar with, and I think I did well. The whole thing lasted about 45 mins. Overall, the interview was probably as friendly and relaxed as it could have been, which is not saying much seeing as I was seated in a pool of light, having difficult questions fired at me.

起初工作人员给我20分钟时间，阅读有关选举制度的一段话，之后叫我进入会议室。面试官是一个年长的女士，我们从闲聊开始，然后开始讨论文章。叙述中我表示对正在谈论的内容已有所了解，但还没有太多自有见解要补充。幸运的是，她允许我讨论自己熟悉的领域，结束后我自觉表现还不错。整个面试过程持续了大约45分钟，总体而言，面试氛围还是很友好而轻松的。

 面试建议：

Make sure you've read a few books on your subject, and keep up with current events in your subject. The topics that I have been asked are unemployment economics, some maths, some logic. Some about German politics.

你需要确保已阅读了一些与你文书议题相关的书籍，并时时关注与议题相关的时政动态。当时我被问到，是与失业经济学、数学、逻辑以及德国政治相关的一些问题。

 Alice同学考古学人类学面试 ：

I had to read an article on anthropology and look at some photos of the landscape before I went in. They asked me to compare the images and how useful they are to an archaeologist - I tried to analyse them and say some stuff, but I ran out of ideas and didn't know what to say after a while, then they asked me some questions on the article which I also thought were quite hard. However, I approached them logically and calmly and they seem to be satisfied. Then they gave me some containers from different time eras and asked me to talk about them - that wasn't so bad. The second interview was much more casual and was about my own interests in Archaeology and Anthropology。

面试之前，面试官让我先阅读一篇关于人类学的文章，并查看一些地形图，之后面试官要求我阐述这些图像差异以及它们对考古学家的用途。我尝试对其进行分析，但在表述的过程中跑题了，期间更是因不知如何继续沉默了一会。随后他们又问了一些与文章相关，但我依旧觉得十分有难度的问题。幸而，我让自己快速地镇静下来，并给出了他们满意的答复。最后他们给了我一些不同时代的容器，让我谈谈对它们认知——我的表现还不错。第二次面试随意了许多，面试官问到的问题都恰巧是我在考古学和人类学的兴趣点。

 面试建议：

I did a lot of background reading, and although not very useful, the reason I still do it is that I will become more confident. They are just testing my thinking ability, it is important to to analyze and to observe, then quickly draw relevant conclusions.

虽然我在此前阅读了大量的背景资料没有派上什么用场，但我的坚持是让我更自信的原因。尽管他们看似仅是考验我的思考应变能力，但其重点是通过分析与观察，最终快速得到相关结论。

 Mark 同学Economics & Management面试 ：

I had two interviews. First was a management one at the Said Business School. Arrived there on time, pretty relaxed. The interviewers were very nice and made you feel quite at home. Their questions were somewhat thought-provoking, but they pushed you to argue your case in a coherent manner. My second interview was an economics interview, which was significantly worse than the management one. Because I do economics, I think the questions they asked me were quite a lot harder than the questions they asked other people who didn't study economics.The questions weren't challenging if you were familiar with all your AS stuff, as well as the A2 stuff.

我参与了两次面试。第一次是在Said商学院的管理学面试。当天我准时到达地点，一点也不紧张。面试官也非常友善，让我有种宾至如归的感觉。他们的提问十分深刻，并且要求我以流畅的表达论证现场案例。我的第二场面试是经济学的面试，比起第一次面试我发挥得不太好。由于我系统地学习过经济学，所以我认为他们问我的问题，比其他没有学习过经济学的人要难得多。当然如果你熟知所有AS和A2知识，那么这些问题就没有挑战性了。

 面试建议：

They didn't expect you to know much about management as such, but I advise you to be familiar with the subject and have some questions at the end.

虽然面试官并不会期待我们对管理学要有很深的了解，但是我仍建议你掌握其专业知识，并在最后提出一些问题。

 Josh同学Law面试：

I had two interviews. Although I felt vague that the second went better than the first, it was extremely difficult to tell how well they went. However, the interviewers were very good at making the experience as painless as possible. For law, try to avoid giving brief, cursory answers. That doesn't mean you have to talk constantly but try to explain yourself clearly to give yourself the best chance of showing your thinking abilities. One interview concentrated on a current affair, with the questions revolving around a particular aspect. The other was a series of hypothetical situations. Decisions had to be made based on the details of the scenario given, and legal definitions (on pieces of card).

我参加了两场面试，自我感觉第二场比第一场表现要好，不过我还是不敢轻易判定一定会满意的结果。可以放心的是，现场面试官会努力营造轻松的氛围，并在你回答困难时进行必要的引导。关于法学面试 ，应尽量避免给出过于简短、粗略的答案。当然这并不意味你必须长篇大论，而是需要清晰明了地阐述观点，从而尽最大的可能展现自己的思辨能力。我的其中一场面试主题是一件时事，所有问题都是围绕某一特定方面来发问的。另一场面试是给我一系列情境假设，然后我必须根据所给情境的具体信息和法律条例，（在答题卡上）写下相关决策。

 面试建议：

Look up all deadlines and course requirements well in advance, and comply with them as soon as possible. If possible, arrange a mock interview with someone you don't know well personally, This will prepare you for the format of the interview and should make it easier to deal with the real thing. Before the interview: Set generous margins for error in all travel arrangements to avoid panic. If you have a long journey, it may be best to travel the day before and stay overnight.

建议大家面试前，提前了解所有面试的截止日期及课程要求，并遵循其要求做好准备。可以的话，建议大家与不熟的人进行一次模拟面试作为练习，以确保真枪实战时不会怯场。面试前，大家要预留出时间，应对出行可能碰到的突发情况。如果你的所在地距离面试地点很远，最好是前一天到达，睡一晚调整状态。

 Lewis同学历史面试 ：

I managed to answer the questions without getting stuck in places. The discussion just developed and flowed quite naturally. It felt like a discussion with a friend (only in a little more depth). After a while, the interviewer started to agree with what I was saying, which was nice. I think the myth about all interviewers being nasty is just that - a myth. For the essay I was asked in the interview, I remember it deviated quite a lot from the actual content of my essay, which was just used as a starting point really. I found some of the questions quite difficult and had to pause to think about them. One of the main things discussed was the importance of ideology, and whether was a significant factor at the time of the Spanish Civil War or something that is given more emphasis in hindsight. I was then asked about the books I had mentioned in my personal statement, one on the middle ages and Ian Kershaws biography of Hitler. I compare Kershaws view with that of Alan Bullock and I was asked whether I thought that historians in the present day face a continual sort of self-doubt, or scepticism about history.

我尽力回答了所有问题，且没有让自己陷入回答不出的尴尬局面。整场面试进展得十分顺利，我感觉就像与朋友的闲聊一般（只是话题深入了一点）。短暂的互动后，面试官开始对我的观点表示赞同，这给了我很大的信心。我认为对所有的面试官而言，与题目无关的荒谬言论必然是另他们反感的。我记得面试时，被问到与我论文相关的问题，和我的论文本身有极大的出入，论文的议题仅作为面试过程中一个很小的切入点 。而其中一些问题让我觉得十分困难，不得不停下来思考如何回答。面试最重要的是思想观点的阐述，不管是关于西班牙内战时期的重要影响因素还是战后的重心转移。之后我被问到的问题，有关个人陈述中提到的一些书籍，其中一本是中世纪由伊恩·克肖斯编著的希te勒传记，回答中我将克肖斯的观点与艾伦·布洛克的进行了比较。最后我被问到，是否认为当今的历史学家必须应对长期的自我怀疑或对历史保有的质疑态度。

 面试建议：

The main thing is to be prepared to discuss anything that’s in your personal statement or the written work submitted. I was asked to talk about the books mentioned in my PS so never mention anything you haven’t read or don’t really have an opinion on.

我认为主要准备的是，有关你的个人陈述或提交的文书作品中的可能讨论的内容。正如我被要求谈论PS中提到的书籍，因此千万不要提及没有阅读过或自己没有明确见解的文献材料。

由此可见，牛津的面试题还是以学生和学术为中心，通过考验学生们思考、研究、表达的能力，来筛选、录取学生。那如何来展示你的能力呢，这就让九牛的专业导师手把手教你。通过多次全真面试模拟，成功过面试关那也是容易的事情。