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

Hey..is there anyone of you having a someway clear idea of what kind of Maths is required for PPE interviews?
I mean, they say that formally nothing seriously advanced is required but is it really true? should it be better/useful/necessary to know something about integration,differentiation,deri vatives and this kind of stuff?
Advice please!
Thanks!

I doubt they'd ask you any of that for interviews.

You don't need that.
As long as you can divide without using a calculator you're set. It's more about concepts, if you get an interview, you'll see what I mean.

As above, I've got a little more to add.
I'm a first year PPE - we study all 3 elements this year. You can keep up all 3 next year but most people drop 1 (I'm getting rid of economics, gah!), and then if I'm correct in 3rd year you focus on just one element. Your degree is still awarded as PPE even though you spend your 3rd year usually on just one.

The subjects are studied independently of each other - you have separate lectures and tutorials for each 3 and within those there are different modules. At the minute they aren't overlapping at all (in my opinion/ the way my college are doing it anyways) - though when you get module choices later on in the course you can tailor this slightly (ie picking political philosophy). It is just doing 3 subjects right now.

Not quite true...

1st year - all 3

2nd year - drop one normally. You have to study for 8 papers which you sit in your 3rd year.

Of those 8 papers, 4 or 5 (if you are still doing Econ, there are 3 core papers) will be core papers and the rest will be option papers (or a thesis in place of one). Normally you study the core papers over the first 2 terms of 2nd year, two at a time, (and the final Econ core in the last term of 2nd year) and then you study your option papers over the remaining terms. Now obviously this is generalised somewhat, and timetable wise it doesn't always work this way, but the chances of you only doing 1 subject in your 3rd year would require you to be only taking options in that subject. Which is impossible since you need to take at least one option paper for each subject, on top of the core. Unless you study the one option in Trinity of 2nd year, then you would just have 'one subject' in 3rd I suppose.

But anyway all the exams are sat at the end of 3rd year.

So you study 3 for one year, then 2 for 2 years (unless you are a tripartite doing all 3 still).

Hey..is there anyone of you having a someway clear idea of what kind of Maths is required for PPE interviews?
I mean, they say that formally nothing seriously advanced is required but is it really true? should it be better/useful/necessary to know something about integration,differentiation,deri vatives and this kind of stuff?
Advice please!
Thanks!

You don't need that.
As long as you can divide without using a calculator you're set. It's more about concepts, if you get an interview, you'll see what I mean.

Sorry but it's not still definitely clear to me: does being considered by a PPH very marginally increase your chances of getting interviews/offers and so forth or not? And additionally, do most of people choose the default option or opt out one or both of Regent's and St Benet's?
Thanks!

Would anyone be interested in a 'PPE Offers Thread' à la the Law Offers Thread? http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Law_Offers_2012

I know there's one for politics-related subjects, but it might be more helpful for PPE people to have one just for that. Doesn't matter if it's really small I guess We could also include Philosophy/Econ combinations and stuff like that.

I'll set one up if people want?

There's one already!

where?? i only see the politics-related one!

You are Here: My TSR > Forums > University and University Courses > Social Science University Courses

Can't send you the link, I'm using my phone. Hope you can find it!

found that! thanks xx

i thought we were talking about a wiki page, though. but that was still very useful

That is not the norm, I did interviews at various colleges and was never asked to do that, just game theory.
Also, there are people that have not done maths a level or simply AS so I wouldn't count on differentiation coming up and if it does, I doubt it would be hard, the type that makes you cry- and if that's the case, then applicants widen those ears cause chances are the tutors will try and guide you through it.

found that! thanks xx

i thought we were talking about a wiki page, though. but that was still very useful