University interview practice
Bring your personal statement to life in your university interview.
Talk about your subject with substance. An AI tutor questions your statement and follows up, helping you show the thinking behind your application.
For gap-year, mature, transfer and international applicants with a course interview coming up.
- Voice only, no camera
- Reads your statement and the course
- Every day, up to two hours
$12.99 a week or $29.99 a month. Cancel at any time in Settings.
“Here is a problem you haven’t met before. Where would you start?”
- Subject understanding
- Thinking aloud
- Tackling the unfamiliar
- Teachability and engagement
“I’d mentioned a book in my statement and then barely practised talking about it. The follow-up made me explain what I actually thought about the argument.”
Questions you’ll practise
Common phrasings of what this interview asks, and what each one tests. An AI admissions tutor works from your own application, so expect follow-ups on what you say.
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“Here is a problem you haven’t met before. Where would you start?”
Tests: thinking aloud when you don’t know
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“Why do you want to study this subject?”
Tests: genuine interest beyond your statement
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“Tell me about something you have read beyond the syllabus.”
Tests: independent curiosity, in your own words
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“What do you think of the argument in that book?”
Tests: forming and defending your own view
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“What if I told you that assumption is wrong?”
Tests: taking a challenge and adapting
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“Which topic in your subject do you find hardest, and why?”
Tests: honest self-assessment and curiosity
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“What have you done since school that prepared you for this course?”
Tests: maturity, gap years and relevant experience
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“Why this course at this university?”
Tests: research into the course’s own modules
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“What questions do you have for us?”
Tests: engagement with the course
Setup takes about two minutes.
At Imperial, “the majority of our departments interview applicants who demonstrate potential in their UCAS application”. A panel interview “will typically be with one or two people from the department”. Source: Imperial College London
Being shortlisted means your application worked. The interview is where they hear you think.
Know what to change before the real interview
See where your answer lost its point, what was missing and what to try next. Your own words, with feedback on each question and scores across four skills.
You reached a good answer, but the reasoning stayed in your head.
“Um, I think it would be… actually, I’m not sure. Can I just say the answer?”
Say your first idea out loud, name the assumption behind it, then test it. A long silence sounds like being stuck.
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“Here is a problem you haven’t met before. Where would you start?”
A sensible start, then a long pause. Talk through the step you’re unsure of instead of skipping it.
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“Why do you want to study this subject?”
Genuine, but it followed your statement word for word. Add the moment the interest started.
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“What if I told you that assumption is wrong?”
You took the hint and adjusted. Say what changed in your thinking, out loud.
Illustrative example. Your scores will differ.
“Coming back to study, I was worried about explaining the gap. Practising helped me talk about why this subject mattered to me now.”
One question, and what a strong answer does
An example of the kind of question you’ll be asked, and what the feedback looks for.
“Your statement says you enjoyed reading about behavioural economics. Why might someone keep paying for a gym membership they never use?”
Follow-up: “Suppose the gym switched to pay-per-visit. What would you expect to happen, and why?”
What a strong answer does
- Starts with a first idea out loud rather than waiting for a perfect one.
- Names the assumption being made, then tests it against the follow-up.
- Connects the idea back to something actually read, without reciting it.
- Changes course gracefully when the tutor offers a different angle.
What it costs
Spoken interview sessions on either plan, up to two hours of interviews a day.
Spoken interview sessions, up to two hours of interviews a day
A week of focused preparation when your interview is just days away.
Need more than a week? Two weekly payments total $25.98. From three weeks on, the monthly plan costs less.
Cancel at any time in Settings, with no cancellation fee. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for.
Before you ask
Is an AI good enough?
For the reps, yes. It asks, listens and follows up on what you actually said, up to two hours a day, at 2 a.m. or the night before. Then it scores four skills and quotes your own words back, so you know exactly which answer to fix.
Can it do a maths or science problem?
Yes, talked through. There is no whiteboard or shared sheet, so you explain your working out loud, which is the part that’s hardest to practise alone.
Will it know my course?
Paste the course page during setup. The tutor asks why this course from what the page says. It is built not to guess at facts the page doesn’t give.
How fast can I start?
Setup takes about two minutes and needs no account. You choose a plan before your first interview.
How it works
Set up in about two minutes, then interview out loud and see your scores.
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Add your statement and the course
Upload your CV or paste your personal statement, then paste the course page. Both are optional, and setup takes about two minutes.
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Interview out loud
Twenty minutes is preselected; choose 10 or 15 for a shorter run. One AI admissions tutor asks, listens and follows up on what you said.
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Get scored on four skills
Subject understanding, thinking aloud, tackling the unfamiliar, and teachability and engagement, with feedback question by question.
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Go again for the next course
Swap in another university’s course page and practise the questions that interview is likely to bring.
The night before
The same evening, two ways.
Without rehearsing
- You’ve reread your personal statement. You’ve never defended it out loud.
- Your “why this subject” is a sentence from your statement, word for word.
- A problem you haven’t met still means a long silence while you hunt for the answer.
After practising out loud
- You’ve talked about the book in your statement with someone pushing back.
- Your “why this course” names modules from the course’s own page.
- You know how to start out loud when you don’t know the answer, and keep going.
Good to know
20 minutes by default
20 minutes by default. Choose 10 or 15 for a shorter run.
Voice only
Voice only: no camera and no video, and no whiteboard or shared problem sheet, so maths and diagrams are talked through. Your spoken answers are transcribed so they can be scored.
Your interviewer’s accent
Your interviewer speaks with a British accent. You can change it in Settings.
Interview invitations can arrive at short notice, so practise before yours lands.
Questions
What to know before you start practising.
Is the interviewer a real person?
Does it use my camera or record video?
Can I practise for a specific course?
How long is a session?
What does it cost?
What doesn’t it cover?
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