With each interview, there will be general questions asking about your personal statement, general candidacy and background research. Then the interviewer will move on to technical questions that test your knowledge in specific expertise.
Below are just the generic tips that you can find on a lot of interview guides and I will just reiterate some few key points in the context of university interviews. be prepared with technical knowledge, review your A level subjects Whether the interview is online or physical, be prepared with things such as pen/paper or a mouse to draw stuff Common interview etiquette (not going to go into too much detail about this, but just general things like dont turn up in pajamas etc.) BE ON TIME (IT IS SMALL BUT MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TIME, I.E. YOU ARE READY 5-10 MINUTES PRIOR AT LEAST)
Enough of the general tips, let’s get onto the more specialised tips.
Preparation is really going to be the main theme here for the general interview questions. This is the main and only tip for general questions really. Firstly, be prepared to be asked about your personal statement and be prepared to explain the things that you have mentioned. You included a difficult theorem? Be prepared to explain what it means. You did a competition? Be prepared to explain how big it was/what you had to do. You mentioned a project? Be prepared to explain what the project did and what your part of the project is.
Also be prepared for some common interview questions, these include: Why did you pick this course? (e.g. engineering) Why did you pick this specialisation (e.g. why electrical engineering) Why did you pick this College/University?
Also come prepared with questions to ask the interviewer, because in the end they will usually leave space to ask questions. No need to have too many questions, a few is fine. There is a fine balance between someone who is eager to learn about the details of the university and someone who has no background research and is pestering the interviewer with unnecessary questions. Some decent questions might include: What are the extracurricular activities like *X university*? What is living in *X city* like as an incoming student? (If you are an international student/live far away) What are some of the most fun courses in *X university* in your opinion? Obviously tailor these to your own interview and be adaptable to the situation.