how to get into oxford

walking.north

it’s my dream to study PPL at oxford, dos anyone know what you even need to get in?

Reply 1

thegeek888

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by walking.north

it’s my dream to study PPL at oxford, dos anyone know what you even need to get in?

Recommended:
For Psychology, it is highly recommended for candidates to have studied one or more science subjects (which can include Psychology) or Mathematics to A-level, Advanced Higher, Higher Level in the IB or any other equivalent.
Helpful:
For Linguistics, it is helpful for candidates to have studied English Language, Mathematics, a science or any other language.

Reply 2

mollie.20

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by walking.north

it’s my dream to study PPL at oxford, dos anyone know what you even need to get in?

Hi! I got an offer for psychology and linguistics this year and have just confirmed by place! I'll copy and paste a reply I sent on another thread, but please feel free to ask any follow up questions:

First of all, I found it useful when planning for my personal statement to focus on one specific topic and develop my knowledge from there. So what I did was find the reading list for PPL (its pretty old but has some good books) and i selected a book to read from there. I read The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker and was really interested in the fourth chapter (mentalese), and did a lot of further research around something called the linguistic relativity hypothesis (the idea that the language we speak influences our perception). Most of my further supercurriculars was based on this concept. I watched a few Ted Talks and read a few articles, although i did not include it all in my personal statement. I found it useful to keep a concise list of everything I read, or concepts I explored so when it came to writing my personal statement, I had a lot of ideas. Also, having relevant work experience was quite good, I shadowed a speech and language therapist. At this point, I would really advise practicing for the TSA as its a big factor in securing an interview! I would also say, enjoy the process of applying!! I loved having the opportunity to explore concepts I was really interested in. Also, please don't feel too intimidated by the process, I applied for linguistics only being fluent in english so please know that the tutors don't want you to be perfect!! 🙂 here is the reading list btw: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/EP_PPL_Suggested_Reading_List_June_2013.pdf

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