Interview practise

Today I had a mock interview for Oxford and it was really really really useful! I came home buzzing but then I checked facebook and found out that my friend got a rejection from Oxford and it really brought me back down to earth. I was so sure she would get an interview, I mean she's pretty much perfect for Oxford but her course is really over subscribed and the competition is fierce... I have a pretty good idea of how she is feeling but I'd like to say now to remind myself when I get all depressed about being rejected that this really has been a good experience. Preparing for the entrance exam and getting ready for an interview have all been really useful, worthwhile things. So until then I just have to wait!

So anyway, back to being excited about the mock interview! At first I was totally terrified! I had to walk through this extrodinarily grand private school, I mean it was so posh I felt like I was in Oxford already! By the way, I don't mean posh in a negative way, the people there were really firendly and down to earth, it was just so pretty it felt unreal! And then I walked up some stairs and went into the interviewers office. My heart was pounding and at first I thought i was out of breath from the stairs and I genuinely concerned! But it must just have been nerves I think...

So then the head of Physics came to join us and the questioning began. I'm not naturally a confident person and this was very obvious during the hour! I will try to work on that because I really don't want it to be something that will hold me back. So there were some general questions on my personal statement which was interesting because they picked up on a few things I hadn't thought of such as challenging me over my critical thinking grade and my participation with the gifted and talented scheme I listed.

Then we started the bit that was really good. The Physics teacher asked me if the earth requires 14 million watts to turn, if he were to vapourize me then how long could I keep to world going for. I was incredibly impressed by the question and then even more impressed that I actually found an answer and talk through it.

I also missed ONE WEEK of looking through the news and I had no idea what they were talking about... Seriously, who knew the news was updated so regularly? Anyway, I have quite a few areas of improvement but I feel better that it isn't quite as impossible as I first imagined!