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Ppe or hsps?!

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me....
PPE at Oxford? Or HSPS at Cambridge?
I wanted to know:
1. Which course is more preferred by employers
2. Which has the least competition
3. What are the average GCSE grades of successful applicants

Thank you in advance!!
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Original post by Rabia.Nishat
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me....
PPE at Oxford? Or HSPS at Cambridge?
I wanted to know:
1. Which course is more preferred by employers
2. Which has the least competition
3. What are the average GCSE grades of successful applicants

Thank you in advance!!


1. I highly doubt this should be a consideration. One's a degree from Oxford, and the other's a degree from Cambridge. You'll be fine either way.

2. PPE Oxford interviews just under half of all applicants. 16% are successful in the end.

http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses-listing/philosophy-politics-and-economics

HSPS Cambridge has had increasing numbers of applications since first introduced, it may top 1000 next year if it keeps going at this rate. Around 230 applicants are given offers. The average is around 26% for offers given.

http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/statistics/

3. I think it'll be difficult to find exact information but most successful applicants having 70% A*s at GCSE is a sure bet. For Cambridge another consideration is having very high (90+) UMS across your 3 most relevant AS subjects.

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