Toby HigginsYour interviewer

University interviews.

Choose your university and course. Toby runs a practice interview built for it, with questions, hints and scoring to match.

University

University of Oxford

Course

Physics

Oxford Physics interviewRun like a short tutorial: you work through unfamiliar maths and physics problems out loud, and the tutor watches how you think, how you use hints and how you check your answers.

Format

Three online interviews of 20 to 30 minutes: two at your first college and one at a second

Style

Problem-solvingToby sets problems, gives you time to think, and nudges you when you’re stuck, like a tutorial.

Practice

30 problems, each with hints and follow-ups

Scored on

Motivation, Mathematical ability, Reasoning, Physical intuition, Communication

Sources

Oxford’s admissions pages, the Physics department’s interview guidance and its 2025 admissions report. Checked October 2026.

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