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

I was going to apply to Balliol but am changing my mind, most likely to Brasenose. I've visited both and loved them equally, not to mention Balliol has a formidable academic reputation for PPE, but there was just something about BNC that made me feel at home.

But I'm always changing my mind so I'll probably have switched back to Balliol by the time I've clicked on "post this message"

i am applying to study PPE at oxford but cannot choose between New college and Christ Church!! which would you say is easier to get in to? (ie which has less applicants?) also, which are the best pooling colleges?? thank you so much for any help!!

i am applying to study PPE at oxford but cannot choose between New college and Christ Church!! which would you say is easier to get in to? (ie which has less applicants?) also, which are the best pooling colleges?? thank you so much for any help!!

i was at the open day as well!
how did you decide on new?
7-9 a place is a lot! do you know about the ratio at christ church? i was essentially also considering univ and magdalen but decided not to risk it with magdalen (potentially too competitive)- do you know how competitive Univ is?

i was at the open day as well!
how did you decide on new?
7-9 a place is a lot! do you know about the ratio at christ church? i was essentially also considering univ and magdalen but decided not to risk it with magdalen (potentially too competitive)- do you know how competitive Univ is?

Current natscis: I'm having a pretty tough time deciding between E&B and geology as a fourth option. Both seem to have received rave reviews on here. I guess I have more of a visceral attraction to E&B but geology seems like it might be the more useful course (resource exploration for instance). Is geology really THAT good?

Current natscis: I'm having a pretty tough time deciding between E&B and geology as a fourth option. Both seem to have received rave reviews on here. I guess I have more of a visceral attraction to E&B but geology seems like it might be the more useful course (resource exploration for instance). Is geology really THAT good?

Both are subjects have a lot of people really really like and get passionate about, and sometimes completely turn around their previous ambitions on what they wanted to study.

I did E&B, and although I got quite frustrated with it sometimes (there's a bit of handwaving going on, especially for the psychology part where there isn't really a definitive answer), in the end I even liked the handwavey-ness and although I'm not continuing with anything related this year, I'm really glad I did it - just for general enjoyment and knowledge. I think it was the easiest subject that I did (it was my highest mark); compared to things like Cells or Physiology, there's a lot less facts to learn and more emphasis placed on how you go about structuring the facts to make an argument. There's a lot of essays involved though, probably more compared to geology; for me that was a plus as I like essays, but if you're not a fan of essays then maybe geology would be more suited to you?

It also depends on your other subjects, and whether you're more of a physical or a bio natsci. I hear geology has more basis on maths and physics.

I was considering Brasenose, it actually had everything I wanted, but I just couldn't stand the thought of being called a Brasenostril. Childish, yes, but somehow it just put me off entirely. Did BNC have anything you thought Balliol didn't have? Even facility-wise, etc? I'm mostly applying to Balliol cos it seems a very community-based college, what with the JCR etc always full and being used alot and things. Might as well have the best of both worlds: Big and established Uni, with a small and friendly network.