A Cambridge Interview: Queens' Computer Science
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- Find out what a Computer Science interview at Queens' College is like and learn how to prepare and how to perform well in an Oxbridge interview.
Interviewee: Jake Wright, second year Computer Science student at Queens'
Interviewers: Dr Andrew Rice, Director of Studies in Computer Science at Queens'
Dr Dominic Orchard, teaching associate at Queens' College
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this guy always looks like he is about to smile but he hardly does
Manjit Singh Sanghera true
Lmaoooo now I can’t unsee it
So, so true mate. It's like he's teasing a smile!
He’s smiling with his eyes.
He's just like the Mona Lisa.
Trigonometry: it works well with triangles.
Blows. My. Mind. I didn’t even know that there is a chemistry between trigonometry and triangles. No wonder Cambridge is one of the best school in the world.
夏夢アイ 🤣
夏夢アイ it was so easy right.I am also asian its easy for us.I studied it in 8th grade
@@twinbrain7743 I studied it in grade 5...
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Everybody gangsta till the interviewer starts asking you to solve trigonometry questions
I studied engineering at oxford and my first interview was exactly like this. First they made me sketch sin(x), then they asked me to use my sketch to work out what you get if you differentiate sin(x). At this point I thought I might have failed because I did not know from memory that dfferentiating sin gives cos! Then they asked me to sketch e^sin(x). There were some more calculus based questions, then the final question i remember the old professor pulls out a small battery and asks "if all the chemical energy in a battery is converted into kinetic energy, how fast would it move?". I needed quite a lot of help to get the answer, but ultimately they wanted me to read the current and voltage written on the back of the battery, to estimate the power P=IV. Then you can estimate the lifetime of the battery to work out the total chemical energy E=PT. Finally E=0.5mV^2 can be used to estimate the velocity of the battery! Best advice i got before the interview: never give up on a question; never say "I don't know"; always think aloud and try to keep coming up with reasonable suggestions of how to answer their questions. Remember they will keep asking you stuff until you get stuck - it's not where you get stuck, its how you deal with getting stuck that matters.
You probably never needed calculus in engineering anyway.
@@synczy7307 if you are interested you can find out exactly what calculus we needed here: www.eng.ox.ac.uk/media/1077/course-handbook-prelims-17-18-1.pdf and here: www.eng.ox.ac.uk/media/1076/fhs-course-handbook-17-18-19-20-2.pdf although I can briefly summarise....
Year 1:
Calculus 1
The function concept. Definition and simple properties of hyperbolic functions. Differentiation of a product,
quotient and function of a function. Elementary integration, including substitutions, integration by parts,
partial fractions, tan half-angle, recursive formulae.
Elementary series: sum to n terms of linear and geometric series. McLaurin and Taylor expansions in one
variable: examples including trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, exp, ln. Linearization using the first 2
terms, and the error term. Concept of a limit. de l’Hopital’s theorem.
Calculus 2
Partial differentiation: the chain rule and simple transformations of first-order (not second-order) partial
differential coefficients. Multiple integrals and their evaluation, with applications to finding areas, volumes,
masses, centroids, inertias etc. (excluding line and surface integrals and using spherical and cylindrical
coordinate systems only).
Ordinary Differential Equations
Homogenous and inhomogeneous equations. Principle of superposition for linear ODEs. Complementary
function and particular integral. The auxiliary equation: distinct and repeated roots. Finding PIs for forcing
functions which are constants, polynomials, exponentials. Special cases. Full treatment of second-order
ODEs: damping factor and natural frequency. Elementary simultaneous ODEs. Sinusoidal forcing functions
and the use of the complex exponential. Frequency response functions. Definition of the Laplace transform:
transforms of elementary functions and derivatives. Transfer functions. Solving ODEs by Laplace transforms.
Inverse Laplace transform by partial fractions and by using tables. Shifting in time. The Heaviside step
function and the Dirac delta function. The concept of a transfer function.
Year 2
Partial Differential Equations
Separation of variables: solution of Laplace, diffusion and wave equations; application of boundary and
initial conditions; engineering examples such as electrical fields, thermal shock and vibrations.
1-D wave equation: general solution; wave propagation - travelling and standing waves; phase and
group velocities; dispersion, attenuation and evanescence; reflection and transmission.
Obviously I skipped a lot of stuff that heavily depends on calculus, for example:
Vector Algebra
Vector functions: differentiation of a vector function; gradient, divergence and curl - definitions and
physical interpretations; product formulae. Description of space curves, Frenet-Serret relationships.
Vector theorems: Gauss’ and Stokes’ theorems and evaluation of integrals over lines, surfaces and
volumes (in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates); derivation of continuity equations and
Laplace's equation in Cartesian and cylindrical co-ordinate systems.
@@synczy7307 wtf?
99% of real world application don't, because you're doing mostly averaging applications, eg measure the outcome statistically and gets the best outcome.
But, when you are facing with the 1% application, where it needs to be precise, optimized and accurate, and you only have one shot at it, then you do.
Unfortunately 99% of us engineers don't have such opportunity to involve with those applications. Even if we do, the designer mostly have layout a simple interface for us.
How do you work out the kinetic energy without the mass?
Why am I watching this lol, I'll never get in Cambridge or oxford
might
+Tom Smith you can always get into lower tiered unis like lse or imperial!
+Vesivian or ucl...like me :(
+Tom I had also been thinking like you before
but I am a student of oxford now
BMI DEEn Bullshit....
Damn I didn't even apply to Cambridge but I'm already scared of an interview I'll never have with them lol
I am hiding under the blanket to watching it. And I am from Brazil here IN Brazil lol lol
So intimidating
I'm amazed at what I saw , this technique could truly help the students choose their right specialty;
in my college we have been in the same issue which is the student doesn't interact with his major after spending years in it.
I adore the way you speak. It's like listening to a British professor.
He's Geordie they're not exactly the finest specimens. I'm kidding don't lynch me
@@jacobhinchliffe6237 they used to 5p :(
25o
@@jacobhinchliffe6237 25p
He's English.
There's more than one country that makes up the British Isles.
The lead interviewer has a smiley face. It wouldn't have been so difficult to relax
It must be truly heartbreaking to get so close to these universities with fantastic grades, but fail the interview because you had the shites.
I have a "web technologies" exam in about 8 hours and its 2 am here. Got to sleep. But I always like to see your new videos. they're somehow inspiring to me.
Good luck!
11:29 This is by far the best point in the whole video. Context is so, so important.
Spent half of the video wondering where I had seen Dr Orchard before, until I finally realised he was a lecturer of mine a couple of years ago!
Trig is easy but under pressure like that...ahhhh.
675 He mightve been studying Maths in A levels and they wanted to question him on that.
Toast I know right, as soon as he stepped into the room I felt like I wanted to throw up... and I wasnt even there in real life.
675 hahaha CompSci at Cambridge is EXTREMELY maths based. Some colleges require a STEP exam I believe
@@user-mn5sd3sn8z Computer science is literally all maths
@@ball8848 ok
You are so right about interviewees thinking it was a disaster. The interviewers are checking less for knowledge than the "right" character and the ability to think on your feet without freezing up. This is both valuable and an excellent window into Cam. Thanks.
Great video with some very useful advice! I had an interview for medicine in December and the questions were very much based on content from my A level courses!
I didn't go to Cambridge but the most difficult interview I've had was for Rolls-Royce PLC (Aero Engines).
Questions like:
_"Now, I know that you don't know the internal workings of an aero engine but here's a technical drawing of one. Tell me what's going on."_
😂😂😂
So Edinson Cavani does interviews now? Hmm I guess he was never that great as a striker..
KAOH 😂😂😂
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Dominic is a legend !
That's not Cavani I that's Felipe Luis!😂😂
I'm not the one being interviewed and I feel anxious.
I was invited to interview at Churchill College for Computer Science. They do things a bit differently at Churchill in that they have two interviews, both of which were completely academic, problem-based questions, they didn't ask ANYTHING on the personal statement. I was okay in the first one, but then froze up in the second for a good 10 minutes at least. If you start to panic, take a deep breath and carry on. I didn't do this and stumbled for ages, then didn't get a place (though I did get pooled). The experience was pretty traumatic if I'm honest. Knowing what to expect on the day will help settle your nerves a lot, which I had not done.
RobRL how where the questions like can u remember them? They werent math problems right?
You are really honest, bro.
Where did you go instead?
@@danielkinely7299 yo mommas house
@@TheAcolossus xDDDDDD
Wow, very nicely done. Definitely 10/10
Thanks :)
Thankyou!
OMG deadmau5’s wife!
This is so interesting! Thanks for letting us in on your world as a future computer scientist!
My daughter has an interview at Cambridge ( Downing) Uni tomorrow for PBS so this has come in handy..Thanks for sharing.
How did it go?
Did she get in?
Daniel Kinely yup she took algorithm analysis with me
cocoarecords small world
PBS is my dream
Sinx/x is the same as 1/x times sinx, it’s like a function transformation. So as x gets larger, the corresponding y coordinate gets much smaller.
Thank you for this video, it's very helpful in thinking how to prepare for a potential future interview!
very thorough, professional and encouraging
Had a Cambridge interview at Trinity college for Computer Science, be aware, that in my experience, there was no personal chit chat about my personal statement or anything of the sort. Because I had done the CSAT exam (which only a few colleges do) they went straight into going through the maths that I did there for 40 minutes, and then let me go.
Did you get an offer?
So Brilliant❤️ I am speechless watching his confidence and intelligence🙏🏻 Well done Jake,Your parents must be so proud of you💕
this was a good video, I can imagine it being useful
Thanks, I hope it is!
Jake Wright It's extremely useful to me so it must be to many other people as well, thank you
Hey, you're the Reddit guy.
I not only cna imagine but i cna believe thanks jake wright
I have been doing trig at school recently and as you were answering in the interview I was doing it with you. This video made me realise that these interviews don't need to be as scary as everyone makes them out to be :)
Really, really helpful! I was so scared and I thought I shouldn’t even apply to Cambridge( Natural Sciences), courtesy of the interview and the admission test, but now I kinda regained my confidence and I hope I can even get the chance to do an interview!
@JickJam my god, i barely remember writing this comment 3 years ago. Since then, life’s got in the way, i’ve discovered new hobbies, interests and people, as well as brexit but i’m applying for med school in home country this summer and we’ll see how it goes.
How it is going now? You're not studying natural sciences ?@@alexandrumanea5864
Great video. Extremely nice of the tutors to film this with you.
I gotta say my interviews at Churchill were very much get in, solve the problems, get out. Too many people I suppose. Haha
Yes, I bet Churchill have a lot of people to interview for CompSci haha
Thank you for this! My area of research is not in computer science, but your video has been extremely helpful.
thankx Jake. your videos are always helpful!
I started laughing at the point where the interviewer asked you about your video blogging and you stared at the camera.
ahhhrrrr the school of my dreams, now just need to study ahead and learn as much as possible in the three years of preparation I have left
Still studying? Good luck
Wild4lon three years? Holy crap
Same but 4
Did you get in?
More than enough
This is a really well done video. Good job man!
Thanks dude
I think you should make a video where you talk about grades, and the meaning of coming to Cambridge. You should also talk about how you got there, and how you studied, and what other advice you can give to us. It would be awesome if you could also talk about A-Level and GCSE choices, advice, usefullness etc. and how it will impact us on coming to Cambridge.
Oh, and can you please talk about Sponsors that help you get into Cambridge?
Thanks for this video. Sharing it with my niece and students, too.
Thanks for the well made video! I like the quality of this footage, what camera are you using?
The interviewer looks like Toby from The Office.
Thanks!!! This video really have me confidence!
Got an Engineering interview at Queens' in a little less than two weeks. Your video is definitely really helpful and relieves me a bit - knowing that I just need to be myself. Thank you.
Very best of luck to you!
did u get in
Wow, surprised they allowed you to film this. Allows a great insight to interviews, thank you Jake! :)
it was arranged. he said similar thing happened 3 yrs ago when it was for real.
Yeah, my director of studies was up for filming something like this so I turned up at his office with a bag of camera equipment and he interviewed me. :L I hope it was helpful!
Just odd-ball your way through! Make sure that you leave knowing you left an impression (good or bad), as long as they remember who you are. Works every time!
Brilliant video as always. :)
Thank you
for the sin(x) question you should've explained it through the unit circle. When you understand how the unit circle and trig relate conceptually youll never have to memorize how functions look ever again, you will be able to deduce it.
more details?
It's quite funny, because I also had to sketch sin(x)/x in my interview (Engineering at Downing). :)
thanks for your precious information!
really amazing. thank you so much
I have an interview for PBS at Emmanuel today!!! Thanks for this video Jake!
Thank you! I didn't get into Emmanuel... but could potentially still have a place at Cambridge as I have been pooled to another college and am awaiting their decision on Monday!!
How did it go?
Jess Grimmel did you get in?
Jess Grimmel Hey Jess, don't worry if you didn't get into Cambridge.
After getting 'pooled' and rejected by Cambridge and rejecting other offers, my close friend decided he should take the SAT subject tests and reasoning test to apply to American universities. And he got into Yale with a Fullbright Scholarship!
He was lamenting everyday how the interview went and all that, and he decided
he should do something about by applying to universities abroad! So not going to Cambridge can sometimes be a good thing.
Thanks for this :). It will be so much helpful for me.
OMG i could have answered some of those questions I’m happy
Cool!
Good luck in Computer Science!!!
Gotta love how a computer science interview is held on paper...
Good effort, Jake!
But to have a question in place is a good practices, for example you could ask about attending conferences, publish a scientific paper...
I'd have enjoyed this more if when they asked the first question the candidate would have pulled out his phone and said "hey Siri, draw me a sketch of sine x"
This is vastly standard and widely learnable.
Thanks! Helped a lot
I SAW U ON THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ENTERING IN QUEENS' CAMBRIDGE!!!!
I'm already at uni; idk why I'm watching this...
Times change - the q/a was all pre-o level when the old o levels existed. That was all the standard curriculum for pre-16 year olds when o levels existed. Now that is asked in a Cambridge interview.
Thank you Jake! This video was really helpful as I am going to apply for Oxford this year.
I just wanted to ask that does TSA score and personal statement decide whether you would be invited for the interview or not or just your UCAS application? Because the results of TSA are out in January of the next year.
Drakshi Gulati I can tell you with 100% conviction that the TSA is not only used in the judgement process but is also far more important than the personal statement or UCAS form - just because the results aren't public until January doesn't mean Oxbridge don't have them .
guitardrumshybrid okay! Thank you so much 🙂
Hi, did you get in?
sinx/x is simple. As we go to the right our denominator is increasing so the amplitude of our wave is decreasing , it would basically look like sinx except it slithers down into a line slowly. I think I wouldve crushed this inerview, but in reality if I was there Id be super nervous and probably freeze up.
I'll apply soon enough then, wish me luck
Very well made video :) My computer science interview at Fitzwilliam last December was very similar! I also thought it went very badly but I was made an offer so don't loose hope!
Awesome, congrats!
Lol I barely got through kindergarten
The guy on your left is legit like the IT guy from the Office. “It’s not your computer though is it, it’s Wernam Hog’s computer”
Thank you so much for uploading this video....Now i have some kinda idea of interviews.....Right now I am in junior year (11st std)...And I also want to become computer engineer...Your video is really helping me alot to work on my weak points....So again thank you so much😊☺
How are the things going? In what position are you?
Nice video, and awesome to get learn new things
You doing like a posh Geordie
joe allen posh Sunderland....
Thanks for sharing
Really useful
I had an interview with Dr Dominic Orchard for computer science at kent
Hello Jake Wright
This is a great video
I just wanted to ask what shall we do when we don't have an answer to a specific question?
Do we directly say that we don't know or could we just babel anything?
Just saying there is a much easier way to approach that question. What happens (in a right triangle) when you shift your acute angle form large to small? You will see that the opposite side goes to zero and the other sides stay at one: soh, cah, toa ... sine = opp/hyp = 0/1 = 0 and cos = adj/hyp = 1/1 = 1.
jake,today is the day tht i had gone through some of the videos for you and this is my first comment on you tube...you are awesome man you change me completely i studied cse too but i didnt think upto tht much and now i got it how vast this world but you just stretch & prove it ...and says like "hey buddy dive in deep"
I haven’t had to use trigonometry since 2008. I would have to do formula sheet revision and proofs revision before assessment.
This makes me stressed and I'm not even applying to oxbridge and I'm already at uni, with 100% confidence I will never ever do any maths like this again in my life
wait if I got this right they are asking Math-related questions for the technical aspect of the interview because not everyone has a programming background right?
Hi Jake! I have been watching your videos lately and they are very helpul! Especially this one :P
I'm just wondering, are there other channels that I can check out that also is of Cambridge students? I want to find out about life of as many people with different majors as possible!
Keep up with the good work!! XDD
No interviews should be like this
5:50 I laughed, haha the way you looked at his notes like uve done a mistake or something :P
Hi Jake, were you deliberately nervous in the interview and does it matter if you are, do they measure confidence or how well you speak do they expect it and are lenient.
I just had a Maths interview at Queens' College O.O
could you make a video about personal statements? how to make a strong one? :)
Yes, I'll try to do one soon
+Jake Wright We're still waiting for one Jake! I love your videos!
Jake Wright still waiting Jake 😁
Still waiting Jake....
Jake Wright Still waiting
Thank you.
Nice information
I've graduated. Education is complete, but yet, im here, watching and preparing 🤣🤣
TeeManTV Postgraduate, ever?
I feel like correcting your mistakes is more important than being a know it all
Jake managed to pass the initial Cambridge interview, but unfortunately, he did not pass this reenactment and was expelled.
Quick question. Did you mention both Java and PHP in particular on your personal statement?
Such simple questions.
I’m in trig rn but idk what you was talkin about. I haven’t done the graphs yet, but I know what you were doing.
I've had multiple family members get acveotied into and graduate from these very prestigious school and programs... I'm starting to think I'm just the idiot of the family cause I would fold under this type of pressure
My brother got into Oxford to study computer science, it's very interesting to see the sort of process he may have gone through. He doesn't talk very much about it! Great video :)
Linda Loux he doesn’t talk much about it? Lol is he one of them quiet geeks?
I have fortunately reached the interview stage of the my Cambridge CompSci application. I am revising my Math currently. Do CS interviews also test physics problems ? Should I also brush up on Mechanics and similar common topics ?
For a moment I thought by CS you meant counter strike, till I realized it was compsci
+Suyash Saxena how did it go?
+Harry H Not so well (Rejected !) Surprisingly my interview was just a continuation of the CSAT admissions test (which I messed up). But I've got an offer from UCL and have an interview at Imperial soon :") Have you also applied ?
+Suyash Saxena What did you get in your GCSEs/A levels?
+Amir Allidina I did not take any GCSEs - I did score 97% on its Indian counterpart - ICSE. I am predicted 42/45 on the May 2016 IB DP. Have you also applied this year?
Were you told to be extremely shy and awkward in this mock interview lol
Joshua Mitchell it’s not a mock interview
Barack Obama It’s a fake interview with some professors that he knows from uni. It’s meant to be a replica of a real interview
Joshua Mitchell Much more realistic that way :D
@@Joe-qu8yh are you sure about that. He didn't mention anything like that.
@@sufyanpatel9706 yes, he did.
This is very helpfull. Thank you jake :)
Hi Maria, are you applying for computer science too?
+Jarred Lim ahahaha not compsci I planned to take MBA at Cambridge and this video help me find a guide for my esay
Such simple questions