PPE choice in UK unis
Hi everyone, my first post here 
I’m a 25fall international applicant to UK unis, my background info is ALEVEL Math A* Chinese A* Physics Econ History A*AB(predicted), and I got one Merited John Locke essay.
My course choices are:
LSE PPE
UCL PPE
Warwick PPE
KCL PPE
UCL HPE
(Didn’t apply to Oxford since I got a B)
Now that I got an offer from Warwick, but that’s about it. I’m just wondering leaving all other things behind, which of the choices is the most academically capable and renowned (for me could be at the expense of anything). I thought in the past that LSE is always the best among all, but now I realize it is more reputed in Finance/Econ and everyone wants to be a banker. I don’t, I would like to do research and work in think tanks or other research institutions, and in politics-related in particular.
So could anyone help me? Useful information is quite limited in my home, I’d much appreciate your advice.
I’m a 25fall international applicant to UK unis, my background info is ALEVEL Math A* Chinese A* Physics Econ History A*AB(predicted), and I got one Merited John Locke essay.
My course choices are:
LSE PPE
UCL PPE
Warwick PPE
KCL PPE
UCL HPE
(Didn’t apply to Oxford since I got a B)
Now that I got an offer from Warwick, but that’s about it. I’m just wondering leaving all other things behind, which of the choices is the most academically capable and renowned (for me could be at the expense of anything). I thought in the past that LSE is always the best among all, but now I realize it is more reputed in Finance/Econ and everyone wants to be a banker. I don’t, I would like to do research and work in think tanks or other research institutions, and in politics-related in particular.
So could anyone help me? Useful information is quite limited in my home, I’d much appreciate your advice.
I'm no expert but I do hold an Oxford PPE offer. I'd say you can't go wrong with LSE, UCL or Warwick - the preferred job of the cohort doesn't mean you can't go elsewhere, and the LSE is highly reputable regardless
Original post by lucasbenjamin
I'm no expert but I do hold an Oxford PPE offer. I'd say you can't go wrong with LSE, UCL or Warwick - the preferred job of the cohort doesn't mean you can't go elsewhere, and the LSE is highly reputable regardless
That’s what I thought, LSE has always been my top choice though. But you know I’m just still worried about if I’ll ever get an offer. Good luck with Oxford Lucas
Original post by zackyyw
Hi everyone, my first post here
I’m a 25fall international applicant to UK unis, my background info is ALEVEL Math A* Chinese A* Physics Econ History A*AB(predicted), and I got one Merited John Locke essay.
My course choices are:
LSE PPE
UCL PPE
Warwick PPE
KCL PPE
UCL HPE
(Didn’t apply to Oxford since I got a B)
Now that I got an offer from Warwick, but that’s about it. I’m just wondering leaving all other things behind, which of the choices is the most academically capable and renowned (for me could be at the expense of anything). I thought in the past that LSE is always the best among all, but now I realize it is more reputed in Finance/Econ and everyone wants to be a banker. I don’t, I would like to do research and work in think tanks or other research institutions, and in politics-related in particular.
So could anyone help me? Useful information is quite limited in my home, I’d much appreciate your advice.
I’m a 25fall international applicant to UK unis, my background info is ALEVEL Math A* Chinese A* Physics Econ History A*AB(predicted), and I got one Merited John Locke essay.
My course choices are:
LSE PPE
UCL PPE
Warwick PPE
KCL PPE
UCL HPE
(Didn’t apply to Oxford since I got a B)
Now that I got an offer from Warwick, but that’s about it. I’m just wondering leaving all other things behind, which of the choices is the most academically capable and renowned (for me could be at the expense of anything). I thought in the past that LSE is always the best among all, but now I realize it is more reputed in Finance/Econ and everyone wants to be a banker. I don’t, I would like to do research and work in think tanks or other research institutions, and in politics-related in particular.
So could anyone help me? Useful information is quite limited in my home, I’d much appreciate your advice.
hello!! I'm currently studying year 2 a level chinese as a non-native speaker. Are you a native speaker? Do u have any tips or advice for getting A/A*
Original post by aneyaraja
hello!! I'm currently studying year 2 a level chinese as a non-native speaker. Are you a native speaker? Do u have any tips or advice for getting A/A*
Well I am a native speaker so I did not take the course to pass the exam. It only took me 1-2 weeks to get an a*. But note that this score is based on that I come from a relatively strong Chinese language background (even compared to most around me) and 9489 is not quite an easy one for non-native speakers.
While I might not have any special tips in particular, I should say that reading is always king in learning a language. I know that you might not have the time to read novels, but for paper 3 (text-based) I suggest you try our Chinese textbook (use the “人教版/Renjiaoban”, which is the version for the whole nation. And any version of reference book since most of the text/questions are not elaborated. Grade 7-9 books will do.) for native students. There are sections designed for reading comprehension, for novels and other styles.
And a peculiar tip (just hit me, it’s the same one as I used in learning English at primitive levels): find some of our exam papers and read the text (and answers to the questions) provided for the reading comprehension section. It should give you a basic sense of how to answer paper 2 questions (as 9489 is just the prolonged version. E.g. it might ask you to analyze the general appearance of the main characters, the historical background, etc. The only difference is that just name 3 or more factors and elaborate, dedicate 150-200 characters each, shouldn’t be hard; while in our reading comprehension basically only one or two sentences of explanation follows one factor or only focuses on a particular aspect). Try the “high-school entrance exams” for 9th graders, and the 浙江/Zhejiang Province has the best (in another way hardest) Chinese exams. These exams are more local than university-entrance exams, so it might differ even among cities, just don’t worry about it. Good luck with Chinese!
Folks, just a reminder that it is not permitted to discuss offsite socials on TSR. There is a direct message function on the site if you want to chat privately.
Original post by Admit-One
Folks, just a reminder that it is not permitted to discuss offsite socials on TSR. There is a direct message function on the site if you want to chat privately.
Oops! Sorry about that, new here, still not familiar with all the functions🫢. Thanks for the heads-up
Original post by zackyyw
Oops! Sorry about that, new here, still not familiar with all the functions🫢. Thanks for the heads-up
No worries, a lot of people don't know to begin.
NB. As your third post was only a few hours ago, you may need to wait a day or two before the private message function is activated for you.
Original post by lucasbenjamin
I'm no expert but I do hold an Oxford PPE offer. I'd say you can't go wrong with LSE, UCL or Warwick - the preferred job of the cohort doesn't mean you can't go elsewhere, and the LSE is highly reputable regardless
Hi do you pming me, just wanted to ask about ppe?
Original post by sonigreendress
Hi do you pming me, just wanted to ask about ppe?
ofc!
I'd likely go KCL because it's in the same ballpark as those other London universities academically and a lot more of their staff actually have qualifications in teaching (although Warwick isn't far behind for that) than the other places. The lecturers will probably be the most polished.
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