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Late January
If you have performed very well in your Maths and English papers and we have received a good reference
from your current school, we will invite you along to City for an interview. This will be during the last week of
January.
The interview will last approximately
20 minutes
.
This will be a
one to one
interview with a member of the City teaching staff.
It is not supposed to be a frightening experience!
Having looked carefully at school references
and entrance exam marks, it will be a chance for us to
learn more about the girls
as well as giving
the girls a
chance to ask us any questions about life at City
.
There will also be some questions for us to
assess how the girls think
– we may present them with a
Maths puzzle, a piece of prose or a piece of artwork and have a discussion about them.
We want the girls to be themselves and demonstrate their ability to think independently. We do
not want to hear pre-prepared answers!
Most importantly, don’t worry at all
and just be yourself! Do not worry about
giving the ‘right’ answer – there is no
such thing for most questions. We are
definitely not looking for pre-prepared
answers . If your parents try to give you
a practise interview before your City
interview to make sure you answer
correctly, please discourage them! We
want to see how you think, find out
if you will be a happy and eager
learner here at City and chat
about the things you enjoy.
How can I do well
in my interview?
