Mock interviews with a Cambridge economist
Live one-to-one mock interviews online, run the way Oxford and Cambridge economics interviews run, with feedback after every session. Interviews are in December, so the best time to start is now.
- First-class Cambridge Economics graduate
- Sat the Cambridge Economics interview
- Six years preparing applicants
For applicants to
- Cambridge EconomicsMaths, graphs and economic puzzles
- Oxford Economics and ManagementEconomics plus management questions
- Oxford PPEThe economics side of the interview
- Oxford History and EconomicsData, articles and economic reasoning
Choose a package
Most applicants choose five hours: enough to practise every format their course uses, with time to improve between sessions.
1 hour
A final run-through a few days before the interview.
- One full mock interview
- Feedback on what to keep and what to fix
3 hours
Three mocks in different formats, with time to improve between them.
- Three full mock interviews
- Feedback after each one
- Spread over the weeks before the interview
5 hours
Every format your course uses, plus a final run-through before the day.
- Five full mock interviews
- Feedback after each one
- Maths, graphs, articles, data and the personal statement
- A final run-through close to the interview
Prices in pounds sterling. After you book, we email you to agree times. If the student is under 18, a parent or guardian should make the booking.
The real format
Live maths and graph sketching, article and data discussion, economic puzzles, management questions for E&M, and questions on the personal statement.
Pushback, as in the room
Tutors push on the first answer to see how a student thinks. Each mock does the same, so the real interview is not the first time it happens.
Feedback you can act on
Every session ends with what to keep and what to fix, so the next session starts from a better place.
How booking works
Three steps. Times fit around school and the interview date.
Choose a package
Book and pay online in a couple of minutes.
Agree times by email
We email you to agree session times. Sessions can be spread over several weeks.
Practise online
Each session is one to one, by video call, with feedback at the end.
Prefer to agree times before you book?
Tell us the course, the college if known, and when the interview is likely to be, and we’ll suggest times before you pay.
Practise between sessions
The Interview Pack has 430 questions in the style tutors ask, each with a mark scheme, and the Applicant Pass adds the AI Interviewer for practice any time.
See the packsWho we are
Econ Coaching was founded by a first-class Cambridge Economics graduate who sat the Cambridge Economics interview and has prepared applicants for six years.
About usQuestions
Which package should we choose?
Five hours for most applicants: it covers every format the interview uses and leaves room to improve between sessions. Three hours suits an applicant who has already practised elsewhere. One hour is a final run-through.
Can sessions be spread out?
Yes. Sessions can be spread over several weeks, for example two before invitations arrive and the rest in the week before the interview.
We haven’t had an interview invitation yet. Should we wait?
Most invitations arrive in November and interviews are in December, so starting before the invitation gives the most time to improve.
We live outside the UK. Does that matter?
No. Sessions are online, and we agree times that suit your time zone. Prices are in pounds sterling.