How do interviews work?

There are two main types of interview: Multiple Mini Interviews and Panel Interviews. MMI is like a circuit of different stations, each with a particular focus. They aim to get a sense of who you are in a specific area in a limited time without the pressure of what came before or after. They're all seperate stations with no overlap or communication between interviewers and are much like medical school OSCEs. Most medical schools have adopted this form of interview. Panel interviews are much more traditional. They consist of a few interviewers in a single room with you, asking various questions for a longer period of time. Oxbridge tend to have panel interviews for their candidates. Unlike MMI, there is no brief respite between stations or questions. It is much more like a meeting in which you have to be on top of your game from the moment you enter the room.