TAPPELT (The Alterenative PPE League Table) 2009

I think the given offers just give a rough direction how hard it is to get an offer. I always thought e.g. that PPE York is better than Durham allthough Durham gives out higher offers.

With regards to Queen's, despite the standard offer for the three separate subjects being BBB or BBCb, the standard offer for PPE is AAB (not ABB/BBB as you have stated). Apparently this is due to the special nature of the course and the intensity of learning the three subjects combined. So I'm not sure if your estimation does it justice.. although I wouldn't mind if it does considering it's my insurance, if it's easier to get into than expected that's fine by me haha

I did not have a typical offer for Queens as the UCAS Course Search did not provide one. I have found the link:
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudiesandPhilosophy/ProspectiveStudents/UndergraduateDegrees/BAPoliticsPhilosophyandEconomicsPPE/
Also the course is new this year.

In terms of how hard it is to get Queen's offers for PPE, I notice that it is in Extra for PPE. Along with UEA, Essex, Hull, Kent, Lancaster, London Met, Stirling and Swansea.

Yeah, 2009 is the first year. But I don't know anyone who received an offer lower than AAB, or who recieved offers with A Level predictions lower than AAB, so I just want to make sure you're not underestimating the course!

Although considering how new the course - it hasn't even been listed on the university undergraduate general course list, it's only on the School of Politics website So you may be very correct in placing it relatively low in your League Table!

Personally I think it'll grow in popularity quite quickly though - apart from Law it is (to my knowledge) the only humanities/social science course offered in Northern Ireland which requires higher grades than ABB - which is why so many high achieving students here seem to go for Law! Once PPE is more established here I can see it becoming relatively sought after. But that's just my opinion, of course.

Thanks for this. Looking at the table applying for PPE seems far riskier than other subjects as there are few unis to choose from with entry requirements between ABB and AAA. Most people's choices are likely to be very similar and even more so if they don't believe an Oxford attempt realistic. I'm assuming Manchester's course is artificially more difficult to gain an offer for than its AAB entry requirements suggest as it has only 22 places

Southampton "hopes" to offer the course from 2010 http://www.soton.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2010/politics_int_relations/bsc_social_sciences_politics_philosophy_economics.html with AAB M**B entry requirements.

Thanks for this. Looking at the table applying for PPE seems far riskier than other subjects as there are few unis to choose from with entry requirements between ABB and AAA. Most people's choices are likely to be very similar and even more so if they don't believe an Oxford attempt realistic. I'm assuming Manchester's course is artificially more difficult to gain an offer for than its AAB entry requirements suggest as it has only 22 places . Southampton "hopes" to offer the course from 2010 http://www.soton.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2010/politics_int_relations/bsc_social_sciences_politics_philosophy_economics.html with AAB M**B entry requirements.