You’re not the only person checking out this post – I’ve noticed that it’s been getting a lot of hits via searches like “RCA Interview”, and “Design Interactions”. I remember when I was going through the process that it seemed really important… so I can’t blame anybody for trying to get ahead, by any means!

I can only give general, vague advice because I never got on the course. But I’d suggest being well-rested for your interview (I wasn’t!) and being clued up on what interesting people are saying in your chosen area. Anab Jain’s blog, Superflux, might be worth paying attention to for some hints as to what they find interesting.

The other, important thing to note is like I inferred in my post (which is nearly two years old, making my interview some five years in my past as I write this) – you will go on to do interesting things anyway. The RCA might not be for you, even if you do get in! But you won’t be able to spend the next two years doing nothing, so don’t worry about things you can’t control.

I enjoyed reading your blog – intersting insight.

I have also applied to RCA’s design interactions department and waiting for an interview.

Do you have any advice you could give me? If there was anything that you could have done differently if you had another chance, for example?

It seems like you were not sure about whether you would fit into the course, and I’m glad that you have had useful experience in Newcastle.

Good luck with your work

All the best

Raphael

Yea, when ever you roam yourself back up here then do make some smoke signals or similar so we can catch up. Get well man!

(And good to hear from you Arto! Are you still working in Ireland? Hopefully we can catch up when I make it back to Newcastle.)

Btw. Hope you’re well now, gonna read forward now and see what has happened.