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The Imperial interview
Interview by invitation, and it carries significant weight in the decision. Here is how it works and how to prepare.
Interview by invitation
Required for Medicine (MMI or panel, ~30-60 min, on campus or virtual); by invitation only for select STEM departments such as Computing and Chemistry; most courses have no interview.
How to prepare for Imperial
- For Medicine, prepare for Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) stations covering ethics, communication, and scientific reasoning , practice rotating through timed scenarios, not memorised monologues.
- If invited to a departmental interview (e.g. Computing or Chemistry), expect probing technical questions on your ESAT/TMUA performance and A-level subject matter , interviewers want to see how you reason under pressure, not just what you know.
- For courses with no interview, your personal statement carries full weight , Imperial's three-question structured format rewards specificity about why this subject and why Imperial, so avoid generic statements about passion.
- Demonstrating genuine engagement with the discipline (research, competitions, independent reading) is more persuasive than listing achievements , Imperial values intellectual curiosity over a polished CV.
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