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The university interview: preparation, survival and success
In this section we’re aiming to give your students some tips on how to prepare for and succeed in a university interview. Procedures and formats for interviews do, of course vary between higher education institutions, however we’ll be offering some generic advice here that will be useful to your students.
There are a small number of subject areas where students will be required to attend an interview. Perhaps the most obvious examples are health-related courses (including nursing) and teaching courses – indeed, we’ll look at interviews for these in a little detail later. However, social work and art and design students will also normally go through an interview procedure. Students for other courses may be interviewed if there are limited places on the course or if it is particularly competitive. The university may also ask a student to attend if there is something about their application that requires clarification or if they have a policy of meeting potential candidates in person.