This
will depend on both your college and subject but you will always be told in
advance what you will need to bring. This might be a piece of work or some kind
of supporting document for your application. You may also want to bring
something to do while you wait between your interviews, but there's no
expectation you have to work - it's usually busy, so there's a nice atmosphere
for chatting with the other interviewees, who won’t all necessarily be from applying
to the same subject as you.
Everyone
likes to prepare in different ways. We’d recommend that you make sure you
understand and remember the content of your application and have a general idea
of the course structure. It will also help if you’re aware in advance of what
you’ll need to do on the day of the interview, including the travel
arrangements. Not having to worry about these things will be very helpful.
The
University is not looking for perfection - you don’t need to practise
handshakes (you often won’t even get one), and you definitely don’t
need to have rehearsed anything to say. Whilst the interview is heavy on
academic content, it is about working through the problem or thought process
with your interviewer and is not designed to catch you out. If you get stuck,
they are on hand to help guide you and won’t leave you sat struggling in
silence.
Make
sure you are aware if you have an at-interview assessment. Find out here: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admission-assessments