今年剑桥的面试好像比两年前晚了足足一个月，其实这里面是有原因的，我们当年，面试和笔试都在上海举行，是二合一的，笔试叫做“At-interview Assissment”而今年剑桥的笔试叫做“Pre-interview Assessment”,同样在10月底举行，根据笔试的成绩决定面试的名单，所以面试就晚了一个月，这个和英国本土的做法一样了。有不少家长问我面试的流程，说实话，毕竟不是我面试，我只能翻翻老邮件，说不了太多，只能给大家一些基本信息，也给以后申请的家长一个概念吧。
10月的某一天，我家先收到了下面邮件，告知你被选中面试，安排在上海面试（自己选择的），然后你就要安排确认，签订不泄题保密协议，付款等等。同时，你还会有另外一封邮件告诉你具体流程。
Dear applicant,
You will have recently received an email from me inviting you for interview in Shanghai.
Due to a system error, there was some incorrect information about your written assessment contained towards the end of the email. The date contained within the table at the start of the email (Thursday 26th October) is correct for both your interview and assessment (there are no Saturday assessments being held).
Please still reply to the original email, if you have not already done so.
With best wishes,
***
Overseas Interviews Assistant
Cambridge Admissions Office
University of Cambridge
Fitzwilliam House
32 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
赶紧去看下面这封邮件，这封邮件应该今年有面试的人都已经收到了，（每个学院可能格式会略不相同，安排其实是一致的，当然每个人的面试时间会不一样的）。面试是安排在酒店，每个人都是半个小时，其实这只是个大概时间，可以略早一点到酒店，一到酒店，就可以看见剑桥的工作人员，查名单，然后告诉你到几楼，哪个房间。我们到的比较准时，一到就被直接叫上去了，有些外地过来的，来得太早，被要求在外面等。孩子说，到了房间门口，在外面等前面一个人面试完出来，她就进去了。
I write in connection with your application to the University of Cambridge to study **** （此处隐去专业名）
A programme of interviews has been arranged in Shanghai and I would like to invite you to attend as follows below. Special preparation is not expected though you should be reasonably familiar with schoolwork in relevant areas.
1. Interview
Interview Date:
Thursday 26 October
Time:
10.30 - 11.00
Location:
Hotel Equatorial, Shanghai
Interviewer:
Dr *****
Written Assessment:
14.30, Thursday 26 October
听孩子说，基本问了姓名等基本信息，就开始交火，教授出题，学生一边做题一边讲思路，有纸笔可以写，嘴巴不能停，老师也会在过程中提问。做完一题，老师会再出一题，继续做。我家做了5题，听说最多也就5题，有很多人只做了1-2题，(严重怀疑是不是不会说话，只会做题）不过事实证明，做多做少和录取没半毛钱关系，做错做对也很录取没半毛钱关系。根据介绍，老师主要看你的反应，表达和解题思路，你不会，他正好教你，看你的接受能力。我家比较惨，在最后一题上，方法和老师不一样，答案是对的，而且速度快，比老师的方法简洁。但是她说，她没教会老师，而老师教她的方法，她能理解但是嫌弃太复杂，速度慢，哎，没对上，运气不好。我觉得她没有把她的解法说到让老师听懂，这可能是一个大瑕疵。不过这些只能是猜想。
2. Further Information
Please read very carefully the additional information below as it contains all the details you need to know about your interview and, where relevant, your written assessment. There are also details to be found about the payment necessary in order for you to attend this interview.
3. Acknowledgement
Please reply to this email without delay, quoting your COPA reference number in the email subject line, to acknowledge that you have received this information and will be attending. We will not normally send further confirmation and simply look forward to meeting you later in the month. Please also let us know if you no longer wish for your application to be considered and therefore will not be attending. You are expected to attend the interview at the time allocated. We are sorry if the time or location should be inconvenient but the constraints of the timetable are very tight and only in very extreme circumstances will an alternative interview time be possible. There is only one sitting of the assessment so under no circumstances can we offer you an alternative for this.
Yours sincerely
(Dr) *****
On behalf of the Cambridge Colleges’ PR China Applications Office
由于在上海面试，所以除了面试以外还有考试，叫：At-interview Assessment （今年改成和英国一样形式的pre-interview Assessment），其实就是笔试，今年笔试大家在10月份都已经考过了，我这已经是过时消息了，给后备看个大概吧。我们是同一天，两个地方，时间还是略紧的。早上面试完，匆匆忙忙赶过去。到了那里，发现一堆人在都在了，老师安排在门口休息，大多都是家长陪过来的，还有一两个英国学生。到了差不多开考时间，老师根据科目叫学生分别排队，核对信息后，各自进入不同的教室，开始考试。不同专业，考试内容和时长也是不一样的,详见下面邮件中表格信息。心疼下数学专业，考的时间最长，120分钟。
Additional Information
1. 2017 interview arrangements
Interviews vary in length and content, though are mostly about 25 minutes in duration. Please note that a proportion of interviews may be recorded as an experiment; these will be treated as confidential and no permanent record will be kept. There are no dress regulations, other than any that may be specified by your school, as we prefer you to be comfortable in the interview.
Please note that all shortlisted applicants are required to pay an interview fee of £150 and you are now required to pay this without delay and by no later than 17.00 (GMT) on Friday 13 October 2017. You must pay the interview fee using the link below:
Overseas Interview Fee payments
Please note that failure to pay your interview fee by this date will invalidate your application. Payment terms and conditions, including your right to cancel, can be found on the University of Cambridge Finance Division website.
Enquiries about the interview fee payment only should be directed to: appfees@admin.cam.ac.uk
When you come for your interview, try to set off in good time for the journey and thus ensure prompt arrival, especially if you are not familiar with the venue. You will then be more relaxed and be able to give a better impression than if you have had to rush to arrive on time, or search to find out precisely where the interviews are being held (though at the venue the location will be signposted).
The interview venue is:
Hotel Equatorial Shanghai
65 Yanan Road West
Shanghai200040:Please inform the University of Cambridge desk in the hotel reception of your arrival.
2. At-interview assessment
Applicants being interviewed in China for the subjects listed below are required to complete a written at-interview assessment which will take place on Thursday 26th October, starting at 14.30 at the following location:
English version: Ambrightgroup Group Offices, 15F Huaxu International Plaza, No.336 Middle Xizang Road, Shanghai
Chinese version: 安生教育 ,上海市西藏中路336号，华旭国际大厦15楼
(The offices are opposite Hotel Le Meridien (Chinese name: 皇家艾美酒店))
You do not register separately for these assessments and no additional fee is payable.
Subject
Format
Archaeology
Essay/text response element (60 minutes)
Architecture
Writing skills (30 minutes)
Graphic and spatial ability (30 minutes)
Classics (3-year)
Translation exercise (60 minutes)
Classics (4-year)
Language aptitude interview (20 minutes)
Computer Science
Maths-based problems (60 minutes)
Education
Critical response to text or other stimulus
(60 minutes)
History and Modern Languages
Discursive response in Foreign Language
(40 minutes)
Discursive response in English (20 minutes)
History of Art
Structured comparison of images
(60 minutes)
Land Economy
Thinking Skills Assessment
(Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; 90 minutes)
Law
Cambridge Law Test
(Essay version; 60 minutes)
Linguistics
Structured analysis of language data (20 minutes)
Analysis of quantitative data (20 minutes)
Short essay (20 minutes)
Mathematics
Maths-based problems (120 minutes)
Modern and Medieval Languages
Discursive response in Foreign Language
(40 minutes)
Discursive response in English (20 minutes)
Philosophy
Multiple choice logic problems (20 minutes)
Essay (40 minutes)
Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
Brief lecture followed by written response (60 minutes)
All applicants need to bring photographic identification to the assessment. You may NOT use a calculator or a dictionary (book or electronic) for any of the papers. Mobile phones, even if switched off, may not be brought into the examination room or to an interview.
Although some of our assessment questions may be based on an A-level examination syllabus, allowance will be made for the different background of applicants taking other equivalent examinations such as the International Baccalaureate.
For all other subjects (listed below), apart from Music, you must ensure that you are registered to sit an assessment on the 2nd of November (referred to as a pre-interview assessment because most applicants will sit it before coming to Cambridge for an interview in December)
Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Economics
Engineering (including Chemical Engineering via Engineering)
English
Geography
History
History and Modern Languages
History and Politics
Human, Social, and Political Sciences
Medicine
Natural Sciences (including Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences)
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
Veterinary Medicine
至此，面试完成以后，就是静默期，等结果，无他。结论有可能是，拒绝，录取，还有一种是换学院录取，三种。一月份会有信息，祝大家面试顺利！
相关链接：
英国学校分析之一-剑桥
英国学校分析之二-牛津
英国学校分析之三-帝国理工
英国学校分析之四-伦敦政经LSE
英国申请扫盲
附：最新录取跟踪
英国方面：
剑桥有面试信息
布里斯托，华威，国王等开始发offer
帝国理工，曼切斯特部分专业有安排面试，据说帝国理工某些专业有发offer
美国方面：
德州农工，明尼苏达大学，天普等有发录取通知。
俄亥俄州立貌似有发录取通知
抱团取暖，大家信息共享，有新信息告知分享下。谢谢！
