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

Chruchill

Won't the Politics from History and Politics be taught by the same people who teach it for PPE? Unless you mean it is the best for getting a political job. If it is the latter, then History and Politics is a relativity new degree, compared to PPE, so it does not have the same list of alumni (as their website says too), but I doubt it will be seen as any less suitable for a political job than PPE is.

Personally, if I thought I wouldn't be able to manage maths at AS then I'd go for History and Politics, as you get the politics without the maths, but then again it depends if you are interested in history too.

Nice to see you again Churchill :biggrin:

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Chruchill

Won't the Politics from History and Politics be taught by the same people who teach it for PPE? Unless you mean it is the best for getting a political job. If it is the latter, then History and Politics is a relativity new degree, compared to PPE, so it does not have the same list of alumni (as their website says too), but I doubt it will be seen as any less suitable for a political job than PPE is.

Personally, if I thought I wouldn't be able to manage maths at AS then I'd go for History and Politics, as you get the politics without the maths, but then again it depends if you are interested in history too.

Yeah I am definitely interested in History. But it's just the Maths that worries me.. I wish there was a way of kind of seeing if I'd be able to cope with it at AS.

I do hope to get a job in politics, and that's why I was so interested in PPE.

I really do need to make my mind up if PPE is what I want to go for though, because then I'd need Maths as an AS Level but otherwise I could forget about Maths!

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user152713

tucker672

and History can't forget History.

I wanted to do 5 subjects P,P,E and maths and History.

But they only allow me to do 4, so I am in a bit of a pickle :s-smilie:

Grant

Oh yes sorry, and history. :rolleyes:

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jkyng1

10

do maths, history (politics), maybe english or philosphy or religious studies.

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Donald Duck

tucker672

Good luck word hard play hard :wink:

I am starting my A levels in September; History, Maths, Politics and either Philosophy or Economics. Then I hope to do PPE at Oxford or Government and Economics at LSE. :rolleyes:

Grant

and party hard :smile:

I might meet you at Oxford then, you have any idea about what college yet?

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jkyng1

10

gosh. he doesn't have to decide the college until next year -_-

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sleekchic

18

tucker672

They're chatting bull.

Economics is not a traditional subject like Maths, it is actually quite modern but it is highly respected and I am sure I said that in my previous post

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Donald Duck

and party hard :smile:

I might meet you at Oxford then, you have any idea about what college yet?

I am swaying towards Jesus but it is very small so I am not sure but Jesus is known as the welsh college :smile:

Baliol, Merton and Magdalene are all far to competive. :p:

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Donald Duck

tucker672

I am swaying towards Jesus but it is very small so I am not sure but Jesus is known as the welsh college :smile:

Baliol, Merton and Magdalene are all far to competive. :p:

Ok, just go to the open day and have a look for which one feels best for you.

Good luck

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Amy***

7

If i get the grades for AS i'm going to apply to do PPE at Oxford. I do: Politics, Philosophy, Economics and History. I see this as a good combination. Maths would definately be useful but i couldn't stomach doing it for A level!

Reply 1972

rainbow drops

17

i would do maths, history, economics and a language... possibly politics as well.

Reply 1973

Amy***

If i get the grades for AS i'm going to apply to do PPE at Oxford. I do: Politics, Philosophy, Economics and History. I see this as a good combination. Maths would definately be useful but i couldn't stomach doing it for A level!

What did you get in Maths GCSE?

Reply 1974

Say I did Economics for AS but not Maths.. how much Maths is involved in Economics.. is it a lot?

Thanks

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KnightRider

Say I did Economics for AS but not Maths.. how much Maths is involved in Economics.. is it a lot?

Thanks

None BTW it is possible to get into Oxford to do PPE without Maths.

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tucker672

None BTW it is possible to get into Oxford to do PPE without Maths.

Are you sure it is no Maths for AS Economics, because I heard there was some?!

Economics is something I'd find interesting to be honest..b ut I'm worried that doing both Politics and Economics would be a bad idea? Are they both not considered "weaker" subjects?

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sleekchic

18

KnightRider

Are you sure it is no Maths for AS Economics, because I heard there was some?!

Economics is something I'd find interesting to be honest..b ut I'm worried that doing both Politics and Economics would be a bad idea? Are they both not considered "weaker" subjects?

I am taking both and they are both respected but Economics is more respected than Politics.

They are not traditional in the sense that they are not as old as Maths in the A Levels Curriculum

There is not much maths involved in Economics, I have rarely had to use a calculator in Economics but it usually depends on which part, for macro (the national economy) i have only used it once or twice, for micro (individual markets) i have used it about 3 or 4 times and for the housing market (module 3 could be environment or sport and leisure depending on what option your school decides to teach) i have never ever used maths.

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KnightRider

Are you sure it is no Maths for AS Economics, because I heard there was some?!

Economics is something I'd find interesting to be honest..b ut I'm worried that doing both Politics and Economics would be a bad idea? Are they both not considered "weaker" subjects?

ECONOMICS IS AS HIGHLY REGARDED AS HISTORY!!!!

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