Oxford PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) Students and Applicants

Just speaking from my own experience as an IB student applying for PPE this year, I didn't find it to somehow disadvantage me at all - probably the inverse if anything.

At interview, the tutors seemed fairly familiar with the course etc, and aside from unfamiliarity I can't see any real reason to disadvantage IBers. Given the increasing popularity of the course, I can't imagine there are any/many interviewers who wouldn't have a clue about it.

Some people moan about comparatively high IB offers, but imo 38-40 points is entirely reasonable.

Thanks for this also

It's just that there were some surprise rejections this year - all IB - but I guess it's other factors....most likely the TSA....

i know this will almost certainly have been asked, but does anyone know of the success rate of PPE applicants at certain colleges (not that it matters greatly)?

Magdalen this year had 30ish interviewees for 10 places for PPE. University wide the stats booklet put the success rate for PPE at 18.4% for 2007 entry.
www.ox.ac.uk/document.rm?id=350

Magdalen this year had 30ish interviewees for 10 places for PPE. University wide the stats booklet put the success rate for PPE at 18.4% for 2007 entry.
www.ox.ac.uk/document.rm?id=350

Magdalen this year had 30ish interviewees for 10 places for PPE. University wide the stats booklet put the success rate for PPE at 18.4% for 2007 entry.
www.ox.ac.uk/document.rm?id=350

3) If you've done theoretical Physics/Astronomy, how much have you regretted/been glad you didnt/did take CompSci in the first year? Is it easy to catch up the necessary stuff (I know some is in the Maths and Physics classes, too but I suppose more would be better/is necessary for "hardcore TP" )? What about Maths B?

2.) I'm one of the idealists wanting to go into science, so I'm wondering about the third year courses that do not have a fourth year extension (i.e. where it's not possible to do the master)

3) If you've done theoretical Physics/Astronomy, how much have you regretted/been glad you didnt/did take CompSci in the first year?

1. Logic
- Example Exam questions are:
"Explain the difference between semantic and syntactic entailment in the propositional calculus" (Q6.(a) of 2005 Philosophy Prelims paper)
"Find counter-examples to '|=[[[[P->Q]->[Q^P]]->R]<->[R->¬P]]'"(Q2.(b)(i) of 2005 Philosophy Prelims Paper)

Also, how respected is Government & Politics? It seems ideal for this course, yet I'm not sure about how it's regarded to top Universities.

I'll be grateful to any advice you can offer me, I feel quite lost.

Thanks .

1.) For Mat&Min part 1B, they say that Mat&Min part 1A is usually an essential prerequisite but they decide case by case. Has anybody known someone doing it in 1B who has not done it in part 1A? Would 1A Maths, Physics, Geology, Ev&Behav be probably ok do to Mat&Min in part 1B? And is there some Materials Science in the first year in Physics so I can decide then whether I would like to do it in 1B?

3) If you've done theoretical Physics/Astronomy, how much have you regretted/been glad you didnt/did take CompSci in the first year? Is it easy to catch up the necessary stuff (I know some is in the Maths and Physics classes, too but I suppose more would be better/is necessary for "hardcore TP" )? What about Maths B?

Thanks !

I think for those courses you can normally go into a PhD after them but I'm not a BioNatSci. Also, that doesn't apply to HPS, which is an Arts subject pretty much so is different.